Trump announces North Korean summit details

00:41, May 11, 2018

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  Despite Kim’s warm words, Japan still outsider on Korean Peninsula issue

  Illustration: Liu Rui (Photo: Global Times)According to Jiji Press, in a telephone conversation on April 29, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed readiness to have dialogue with Japan at "any time" during the inter-Korean summit. It's unclear when a Japan-North Korea summit will be held, but surely it

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  Reconfiguring security order in Northeast Asia

  (Photo: Global Times)The recent meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Dalian is an essential part of the effort to establish a consensus that will ensure the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim is successful.The summit, if held, will fundamentally alter the geopolitical makeup of the region and unlock long hidden

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  US Vice President Pence postpones Brazil trip as North Korea talks loom

  US Vice President Mike Pence participates in the opening session of the Americas Summit in Lima, Peru April 14, 2018. (Photo: Reuters)US Vice President Mike Pence is postponing his plans to travel to Brazil this month in order to ensure foreign policy resources are focused on President Donald Trump’s coming talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pence’s spokeswoman