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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Leaders of Koreas jointly plant pine tree to symbolize peace and prosperity
PANMUNJOM/GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province -- The leaders of South and North Korea jointly planted a tree on Friday, an event that symbolizes their wish for peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un planted the pine tree together near the Military Demarcation Line that separates the two Koreas. The tree-planting came after their historic summit talks held earlier in the day.The two Koreas chose a tree that sprouted in 1953 to emp
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Moon, Kim discuss inter-Korean issues
President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held their first summit on Friday, discussing denuclearization, establishing peace and other outstanding inter-Korean issues. The daylong event began at 9:29 a.m. at the Military Demarcation Line, where the two leaders shook hands on both the South’s and North’s sides of the border. Kim then walked across the line that divides the two Koreas, becoming the first North Korean leader to set foot south of the border.The initial greeting was f
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Ceremonies add sentiment to summit
The leaders of the two Koreas on Friday jointly participated in special events embodying hopes of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, which laced the summit with sentiment of a thaw in inter-Korean relations.An array of ceremonies, mostly reflecting the traditional Korean culture or integration of elements of the divided Koreas, were scheduled for throughout the day. (Cheong Wa Dae)After Kim crossed the border, the traditional folk tune of “Arirang” kicked off the first ceremony of th
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] NK leader’s wife to attend official dinner at Panmunjeom
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife Ri Sol-ju will arrive at Panmunjeom at about 6:15 p.m. to join President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook for a state dinner, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.According to Moon’s Senior Public Relations Secretary Yoon Young-chan, Ri will arrive separately, and hold a brief conversation with Moon and Kim Jung-sook, along with her husband. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju wave from a car as they bid farewell to Chinese counterpart Xi J
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] South Koreans emotional after witnessing historic Moon-Kim meeting
Han Na-eun, a 30-year-old professional in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, normally spends her morning attending meetings, or preparing her next project at work. On Friday, however, things were different. All of her coworkers stopped what they were doing, eyes fixed on TV for the historic moment President Moon Jae-in shook hands with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong-un. The two leaders met at the heavily fortified demilitarized zone in the first summit for the two Koreas in over a decade. “I have
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Kim Jong-un in spotlight: humorous and confident
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looked confident and relaxed enough to make jokes as he emerged from a veil of secrecy Friday at Panmunjeom for a historic inter-Korean summit, part of his charm offensive to present himself as a leader of a normal country. In a black Mao-style suit, the reclusive state‘s leader came out of Panmungak, the liaison office building on the North Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjeom, along with his key aides and security guards. Kim walked toward the Milita
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Kim Jong-un’s handwriting reflects feisty personality: experts
Kim Jong-un’s handwriting hints at confident, feisty personality, experts say. As the first-ever North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea, every word and gesture by Kim has drawn media attention. After sharing friendly conversations with South Korean President Moon Jae-in walking to the meeting venue, Kim left a handwritten message in the guestbook inside Panmunjeom where their summit is taking place. (Cheong Wa Dae)“A new history begins now. At the starting point of history and the era of
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Top military, diplomatic brass from South, North at inter-Korean summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were accompanied by the most powerful officials from their countries at the inter-Korean summit held Friday at the truce village of Panmunjeom. Attention was on the four officials who joined Moon and Kim for the morning session of the inter-Korean summit on the second floor of the Peace House -- Kim Yo-jong, Kim’s younger sister, and Kim Yong-chol, vice chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party of Koreas, from the North, and Im J
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Koreas hint at possibility of high-speed railway connecting South and North
The leaders of South and North Korea hinted at the possibility of building a railway across the Korean Peninsula, as they discussed how the two nations could be better connected via the South’s high-speed train system during the inter-Korean summit on Friday. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un made a historic crossing to the South to hold talks with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in at the truce village of Panmunjeom. During the talks, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un praised the quality of Sout
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Will DMZ return to original state?
Following the historic inter-Korean summit on Friday, expectations are high that the two Koreas’ militaries will speed up their efforts to return the heavily fortified demilitarized zone to its original state. President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un agreed to “demilitarize” the DMZ by suspending propaganda broadcasts on loudspeakers and the sending of propaganda leaflets toward each other’s territories. Under the armistice agreement, the two Koreas are prohibited from militar
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Conversation between Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un
Shaking hands at the Military Demarcation Line“(You) are coming to the South, when will I be able to visit the North?” Moon asked. “Let’s step over now,” Kim Jong-un said, leading Moon across the Military Demarcation Line. Walking to the Peace House escorted by South Korea’s traditional ceremonial guard “Foreigners like out traditional ceremonial guard. It is a shame that today’s ceremonial guard has been simplified. A much better scene could be displayed (if Kim Jong-un) came to Cheong Wa Dae,”
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] South Koreans’ lunch today: Pyongyang Naengmyeon
Following the historic meeting between the two Koreas’ leaders on Friday morning at Panmunjeom, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un said something to South Korean President Moon Jae-in that caught the ears of many Koreans watching the conversation via television.The two heads of state met and exchanged handshakes charged with historical significance at the Military Demarcation Line at 9:30 a.m. After a welcoming ceremony and walk to the meeting venue, the Peace House, the two leaders sat down for the summ
CultureApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Who’s that woman accompanying North Korea’s Kim Jong-un?
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un crossed the border to the South on Friday for the first historic inter-Korean summit in 11 years on Friday. Accompanying Kim at the truce village of Panmunjeom was a nine-member entourage, only one of whom is a woman.For those wondering, she is not the first lady. She is Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean leader’s sister and the first vice department director of the North's Central Committee of the Worker’s Party of Korea. (Cheong Wa Dae)(Cheong Wa Dae) (Cheong Wa Da
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] NK leader’s first step on South Korean soil
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un crossed the inter-Korean border early Friday, for the first sit-down meeting between the two at the truce village of Panmunjeom early Friday.With a smile on his face, Kim shook hands with South Korean President Moon after stepping out of Panmungak, a North Korean building that houses its liaison office to arrive in front of the military demarcation line. He crossed the border after shaking hands and exchanging a brief greeting with Moon. But instead of heading stra
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Kim Jong-un to be first NK leader to review S. Korea military guard
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will inspect the South Korean military honor guard before holding a summit with President Moon Jae-in on Friday, marking the first North Korea leader to be greeted by the South Korean military. According to Cheong Wa Dae and the Defense Ministry, the military honor guard will hold a welcoming ceremony for Moon and Kim at the South Korean territory inside the truce village of Panmunjeom. Escorted by ceremonial guards in traditional costume, the two Korea’s leade
North KoreaApril 26, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Moon Jae-in, Kim Jong-un set to hold historic summit in DMZ
The inter-Korean summit will kick off with President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meeting at the Military Demarcation Line in Panmunjeom at 9:30 a.m. Friday.The two leaders will then attend a welcome ceremony and begin their meeting at the South’s Peace House at about 10:30 a.m., Moon’s chief of staff Im Jong-seok said Thursday. The welcome ceremony will include a review of South Korea’s honor guard, which has been arranged as the North had arranged honor guard reviews for lat
North KoreaApril 26, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Kaesong complex hopes flicker, but major obstacles remain
As the world‘s eyes descend on the truce village of Panmunjeom, the venue of Friday’s inter-Korean summit, another border town seeks to benefit from the talks. In February 2016, Seoul shuttered an industrial park jointly operated by the two Koreas in the North Korean border town of Kaesong in retaliation for the North’s nuclear test and missile launch. The incident forced more than 120 South Korean businessmen to leave behind their properties, including key facilities and raw materials. Kaesong
North KoreaApril 26, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Cheong Wa Dae shares live footage from press center for South-North summit
The South Korean presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae, also known as the Blue House, shared some live footage on Thursday from the press center for the summit between South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for Friday.The live broadcast was shared on Cheong Wa Dae’s YouTube and Facebook page.The enormous press center, which hosts roughly 3,000 reporters, is located in the Korea International Exhibition Center in Ilsan, some 50 kilometers south of Panmunj
North KoreaApril 26, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Denuclearization involves more than two Koreas: Blue House
North Korea’s advanced missile and nuclear technologies make the issue of denuclearization at Friday’s inter-Korean summit fundamentally different from earlier agreements, a top Cheong Wa Dae official said Thursday.Speaking at the inter-Korean summit press center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, President Moon Jae-in’s chief of staff Im Jong-seok said that while denuclearization is central to Friday’s summit, the level of agreement possible remains unclear. Im Jong-seok, South Koera`s presidential
North KoreaApril 26, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] NK’s inclusion of military, diplomatic brass in delegation hints at long-term plans: Im
The inclusion of top military and diplomatic officials in North Korea’s delegation to the inter-Korean summit could be an indication of Pyongyang’s long-term plans, a top South Korean official said Thursday. In addition to party officials, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be accompanied by chief of the General Staff of the Korean People‘s Army Ri Myong-su and Minister of People’s Armed Forces Pak Yong-sik. The delegation will also include Foreign Minsiter Ri Yong-ho and Ri Son-gwon, chairman
North KoreaApril 26, 2018