US EditionNorth Korea says it test-fired cruise-missiles hours ahead of Trump's arrival in South Korea
- On Tuesday, North Korea test-fired missiles, a move US President Donald Trump publicly downplayed as unlikely to prompt a meeting with Kim Jong Un during his Asia trip.
- Wednesday, en route to South Korea, Donald Trump told reporters he wants to prioritise talks with China ahead of meeting Xi Jinping, while Kim Jong Un has said he would only return to talks if Washington drops denuclearization demands.
- On Tuesday, Donald Trump, US President, met families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea, while regional allies urged caution as tensions persisted and Trump signalled he probably would not meet Kim during this trip.
- Trump said they will meet as the US and North Korea will meet 'at some point in the not too distant future,' but noted Kim Jong Un's schedule is `very tight` with `a really good understanding of each other`.
- A long history of launches means North Korea's missile tests on Tuesday and Kim Jong Un's demand to drop denuclearization complicate talks with regional security stakeholders.
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North Korea fires missiles ahead of Trump’s visit to South Korea
North Korea launched a new round of missiles Tuesday — just hours before President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea — according to North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. The missiles marked the regime’s second weapons test in less than a week. They were fired ahead of Trump’s scheduled meeting in the city of Gyeongju as part of his multi-nation Asia tour and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Nuclear-capable missi…
Trump visits South Korea to advance trade talks and a $350 billion investment in the U.S.
The United States and South Korea advanced trade talks on Wednesday, addressing details of $350 billion that would be invested in the American economy, after negotiations and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to President Donald Trump.Both were gifts from the country’s president, Lee Jae Myung, who dialed up the flattery while Washington and Seoul worked to nail down financial promises during the last stop of Tr…
Trump finds flattery in South Korea; Fed set to announce rate cut
South Korean President wooed President Trump on Wednesday, gifting him a replica of an historic golden crown and a coveted medal, while the nations searched for an agreement on trade in the latest stop on Trump’s Asia swing this week. Trump attended the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Gyeongju, South Korea. He said Seoul…
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he could meet “in the not-too-distant future” with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, while removing iron from Pyongyang’s missile launches within hours of his arrival in South Korea for an official visit as part of his tour of Asia. Trump has told the press aboard the Air Force One that North Korea “has been launching missiles for decades” and has praised that “he always had a very good relationship…
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