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[US-NK Summit] Trump: N. Korea summit to 'work out very nicely'
SINGAPORE -- US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed optimism about his upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying he thinks it's "going to work out very nicely."Trump, who arrived here a day earlier to prepare for the historic summit Tuesday, made the remark at a luncheon with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong."We've got a very interesting meeting in particular tomorrow, and I just think it's going to work out very nicely," he said, according to a pool report.
North KoreaJune 11, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Kim Jong-un’s Air China ride is Premier Li Keqiang’s private jet: Apple Daily
The Air China Boeing 747 that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took to Singapore on Sunday is the private jet of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Hong Kong’s Apple Daily reported Monday.Kim’s usual mode of transport is his own aircraft, the Chammae 1, but he appears to have sought help from China due to safety concerns regarding the condition of his jet. Chammae 1 is a reconstructed Ilyushin Il-62, a Soviet long-range jet airliner. It was discontinued in 1995. Although the long-range jet can fly up to
North KoreaJune 11, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Korean TV stations compete for live coverage of Trump-Kim summit
Cable TV broadcasters of South Korea are in fierce competition for the best coverage of the summit between the US and North Korea. On Monday, a day before the historic meeting of the two leaders, KBS, MBC and SBS stations’ crew were seen in Singapore busily preparing at their designated reporting spots. More attention is given to the summit than the regional elections in Korea which takes place on Wednesday, a day after the summit. Members of the press are seen collecting their accreditation at
North KoreaJune 11, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Whirlwind of diplomatic activities leading to Trump-Kim summit
[US-NK Summit]Whirlwind of diplomatic activities leading to Trump-Kim summitBy Jung Min-kyungWith the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for Tuesday morning in Singapore, Trump’s threat to rain “fire and fury” upon the reclusive nation almost a year ago seems like distant memory.The Korea Herald has organized the sequence of key events leading up to the summit chronicling the whirlwind of diplomatic activities surrounding the US and th
North KoreaJune 11, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Expectations running high for successful outcomes
SINGAPORE -- Both North Korea and the United States have expressed expectations for the outcomes of their first summit meeting set to open in Singapore on Tuesday.Watchers said Monday it still remains unclear whether the two countries can reach any historic agreement on denuclearization and security guarantee, but the latest external developments from both sides seem to indicate the talks will proceed successfully. When asked how he feels about the summit after landing in Singapore on Sunday aft
North KoreaJune 11, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] North Korean media reports Kim-Trump summit
North Korea’s state news agencies on Monday said its leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Singapore to discuss with US President Donald Trump the issues of denuclearization and establishing new US-North Korea ties, “as required by the changed era.” The Korean Central News Agency and Rodong Sinmun reports came a day after Kim and Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday to attend the first sit-down between a US President and a North Korean leader set for Tuesday. This photo, taken from the Korean Central Ne
North KoreaJune 11, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Pompeo: US, N. Korean officials hold substantive talks ahead of summit
SINGAPORE -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that US and North Korean officials held "substantive" talks to hammer out the details of a nuclear agreement ahead of their leaders' meeting the following day.US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are due to meet in Singapore on Tuesday to discuss dismantling the North's nuclear weapons program in exchange for security guarantees."Substantive and detailed meetings in #Singapore today as Ambassador Kim meets with #
North KoreaJune 11, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Kim Jong-un: the young leader taking center stage
North Korea has been isolated and ostracized for decades, but leader Kim Jong-un will share center spot on the world stage Tuesday at his Singapore summit with US President Donald Trump.His father and grandfather restricted their overseas trips to the Communist bloc or non-aligned countries -- with his father Kim Jong-il having a notorious fear of flying.But Kim, who is still in his mid-30s, repeatedly showed an ability to stamp an outsized footprint on the global stage without ever leaving home
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Unorthodox Trump faces toughest test yet in North Korea summit
SINGAPORE -- Embarking on a self-described "mission of peace," President Donald Trump's seat-of-the-pants foreign policy is facing its toughest test yet as he attempts this week to personally broker an end to North Korea's nuclear program in talks with Kim Jong-un. The impulsive American president, who just this weekend sowed chaos within the Western alliance, is set to face his match on the global stage as he prepares to meet Kim in Singapore on Tuesday. In the historic first meeting between th
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Singapore: multicultural ‘little red dot’ with S. Korea, NK ties
The outcome of the US-North Korea summit on June 12 remains to be seen, but Singaporeans have offered their own cheeky take on the matter with memes that poke fun at the two leaders.US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hobnob in the rooftop infinity pool of Marina Bay Sands against a backdrop of the Singapore skyline. They pose awkwardly for a picture together near a statue of the Merlion -- a creature with the head of a lion and body of a fish.Such edited images have be
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim set for summit on ending nuclear standoff
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump arrived Sunday in Singapore ahead of their first-ever summit on Tuesday. After landing at Singapore’s Changi Airport shortly at around 2:40 p.m., Kim met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana Presidential Palace and expressed gratitude to Lee for hosting event. In this photo released by the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, arrives at the Changi In
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] N. Korea sends three jets to Singapore ahead of historic summit: sources
North Korea sent three planes to Singapore on Sunday with one likely carrying its leader who is set to hold the first-ever summit talks with the president of the United States this week, the South's government and a flight route-tracking website said.According to Flightradar24 and official sources here, the Chammae-1 -- an Ilyushin-62M passenger jet -- which is the North Korean leader's private jet, departed Pyongyang Sunan International Airport at 9:30 a.m. and is flying in a southeastward dire
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Korean War: summit raises hopes for treaty to end frozen conflict
Tuesday's unprecedented US-North Korea summit could finally pave the way for the longest ceasefire in history to be replaced by a peace treaty -- formally ending the 1950-53 Korean War nearly seven decades after the guns fell silent.The North and South remain technically at war, but US President Donald Trump said a permanent accord to end the conflict would be on the table at his historic meeting with the North's leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. Seoul announced this week it is already in three-w
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] N. Korean leader to meet Singapore's PM ahead of summit talks with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien-loon as part of his visit to the city-state before his historic summit with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Singapore's foreign ministry has said. The ministry said Lee is scheduled to hold talks with Kim later Sunday and meet Trump the following day, without disclosing the venues of the meetings. It is likely that Lee will host Kim at the Istana, considering many heads of states were invited to the presidential
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Chinese plane from Pyongyang headed for Singapore: flight route tracker
BEIJING -- A Chinese private jet that discreetly landed in North Korea has departed Sunday en route to Singapore about an hour after its arrival in the communist state, a flight route-tracking website showed. The takeoff by an Air China airplane was detected at the airport in Pyongyang at 8:30 a.m., according to Flightradar24. Initially, the plane reported it was flying to Beijing but suddenly changed its flight number to CA61 from CA122 with its heading set for Singapore, the website showed. Th
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Singapore ramps up security for Trump-Kim summit
SINGAPORE -- Security further tightened in Singapore on Sunday ahead of the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the city-state.A stronger police presence, strict security checks and road blocks around the "enhanced security special event areas" underscored the Southeast Asian country's efforts to fend off any unforeseen mishaps during the summit slated to take place Tuesday.Police officers escorting the motorcade of North Korea leader Kim Jong
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Trump: N. Korea summit is one-time shot for Kim
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Saturday that his upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be a "one-time shot" to do something good for the North Korean people.Trump and Kim are set to meet in Singapore Tuesday to try to reach a deal on dismantling the North's nuclear weapons program in exchange for security guarantees.Trump told reporters at the Group of Seven leaders' meeting in Charlevoix, Canada, that he expects the first-ever US-North Korea summit to go well.
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Chinese flight from Pyongyang arrives in Singapore ahead of US-NK summit
A Chinese airplane landed in Singapore on Saturday after leaving Pyongyang, days before a historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a website that traces flight routes showed.The airplane for the Chinese air carrier, Air China, arrived at Singapore's Changi Airport at around 4:22 p.m. (Singapore time), after departing from the capital city of the communist country at 7:04 a.m. (Pyongyang time), according to Flightradar24.Kim photographed on his remode
North KoreaJune 10, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Trump dangles White House invite for Kim
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday he is “very well-prepared” for a historic and potentially fraught summit with Kim Jong-un in five days, while hinting at the signing of a peace treaty and even a future White House visit by the North Korean dictator.Hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Washington, Trump tried to quell concerns about his lack of diplomatic or foreign policy experience heading into the high-stakes talks.“I’m very well prepared. I don’t think I have
North KoreaJune 8, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] NK, Singaporean foreign ministers meet ahead of Kim-Trump summit
The top diplomats of North Korea and Singapore held talks in Pyongyang on Thursday ahead of the highly anticipated summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump, the North's state media reported."Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan exchanged in-depth views on further developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries with a long history and tradition in various fields and on the situation ahead of
Foreign AffairsJune 8, 2018