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Lee, Xi Jinping discuss peace efforts, practical cooperation in first summit
President Lee Jae Myung set a positive tone in relations with Beijing in his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two leaders agreed on the need to work together to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula and boost practical...
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Trump and South Korea’s Lee seal contentious $350 billion trade pact
SOUTH KOREA: After months of tough negotiations and rising tension, US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced a landmark trade deal on Wednesday (Oct 29) — a breakthrough that both leaders hailed as a win for...
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South Korea, U.S. finalize trade deal details at Lee-Trump summit
GYEONGJU, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Wednesday on the details of a new trade deal, both sides said, as the two leaders held their second summit in two months on the sidelines of the...
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S. Korean presidential aide says meeting between Trump, North Korea’s Kim unlikely to happen soon
SEOUL – A South Korean presidential security adviser said on Oct 27 that she did not believe a meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was likely to happen soon. Ms Oh Hyun-joo, deputy director of national...
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APEC 2025: South Korean Prez Lee, China’s Xi Agree On Efforts For Peace On Korean Peninsula
Gyeongju: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to make efforts to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said, as Seoul hopes Beijing will play a role to resume talks...
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Trump says he would 'love to meet' North Korea's Kim again, could extend visit to do so
Published: 27 Oct. 2025, 17:56 U.S. President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Feb. 27, 2019, in Hanoi. [AP/YONHAP] U.S. President Donald Trump said he would "love to meet" North Korean leader Kim Jong-un again and could...
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(LEAD) Trump says he 'would love' to meet N. Korea's Kim during Asia trip: report
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 3rd para; REPLACES photo) SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he "would love to" meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his current Asia trip, if Kim agrees, Japan's Kyodo News...
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Unification minister voices wish for resumption of U.S.-N. Korea negotiations
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Monday expressed a wish that the United States and North Korea could resume the negotiations they left off in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2019. Chung made the remarks during a meeting with...
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North Korea using crypto, IT workers to dodge UN curbs: report
. SEOUL: North Korea is circumventing UN sanctions by using cryptocurrency to trade raw materials and military weaponry, and by deploying large numbers of IT workers abroad to launder funds and generate income for Pyongyang, an international...
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asia South Korean presidential aide says meeting between US' Trump and North Korea's Kim unlikely to happen soon
SEOUL — A South Korean presidential security adviser said on Monday (Oct 27) that she did not believe a meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was likely to happen soon. Oh Hyun-joo, a deputy director of...
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Seoul downplays role in possible Trump-Kim meeting, citing need for direct US-N. Korea dialogue
President Lee Jae Myung does not believe South Korea needs to be involved in a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, a senior...
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Trump says he 'would love' to meet N. Korea's Kim during Asia trip: report
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he "would love to" meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his current Asia trip, if Kim agrees, Japan's Kyodo News reported. "I'd love to meet with him. If he'd like to meet,"...
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North Korean Hackers Attacking Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Industry to Steal Confidential Data
North Korean state-sponsored hackers from the Lazarus APT group launched a cyberespionage campaign targeting European companies involved in unmanned aerial vehicle development. Starting in late March 2025, attackers compromised three defense...
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Trump says he would like to meet with Kim Jong Un if North Korean leader is interested
WASHINGTON, October 27. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has said that he would like to meet with Kim Jong Un during his Asia trip if the North Korean leader is interested. "I haven't said anything, but I'd love to meet with him if he'd like to...
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US-China trade talks positive, increasing market sentiment; Eurostoxx 50 future firmer by 0.6%.- Newsquawk European Opening News
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US and China reached a framework for Trump-Xi talks this week. US tariff increase on China averted, China was said to have agreed to delay a new rare earth exports licensing regime for a year. The US is to immediately raise tariffs on Canada by...
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South Korean presidential aide: US president and North Korea’s leader unlikely to happen soon
Oh Hyun-joo, a deputy director of national security for the South Korean presidential office, told reporters that she did not have concrete information, despite speculation in the media, about a meeting between the two leaders as Trump visits...
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Russian VIP business jet makes rare trip to North Korea, staying for 3 days
A VIP business jet has made a rare journey to Pyongyang, arriving on Friday and departing on Monday, NK News analysis of flight-tracking data shows. A Bombardier Challenger 605 aircraft, tail number RA-67147, departed Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on...
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Trump, Xi hold high-stakes summit in South Korea amid escalating trade war
Trump and Xi met in Busan for their first summit since 2019, seeking a breakthrough in the US-China trade war. Talks focused on tariffs, rare earth exports, and fentanyl controls, with limited expectations for a broader security or Taiwan...
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Trump praises Xi as ‘tough negotiator’ as US and China move to cool trade fight
BUSAN, Oct 30 — US President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping opened today their first face-to-face meeting in six years, seeking a truce to end a trade war that has roiled the world economy. The US president, who minutes before said he...
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International entrepreneurs make their mark at Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition Demo Day
Published: 30 Oct. 2025, 11:33 Updated: 30 Oct. 2025, 11:36 Startups that participated in the Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition Demo Day pose for a group photo on Oct. 29. [THE ASAN NANUM FOUNDATION] Startups with a global edge — either founded by...
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