ILEA001121453: Japan, N. Korea remain far apart at normalization talks

Iran says diplomatic missions resume operations in Saudi Arabia

STORY: Iran says diplomatic missions resume operations in Saudi Arabia DATELINE: May 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman speaking 2. various of the press conference STORYLINE: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that three Iranian diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia have resumed operations. Nasser Kanaani made the remarks at a weekly press conference when asked to comment on the progress by Iran and Saudi Arabia to reopen their diplomatic missions following an agreement that was reached between the two countries in March on the normalization of their bilateral ties. The three diplomatic missions are Iran's embassy in Riyadh, a consulate general in Jeddah and a representative office to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, Kanaani said. Kanaani stressed that the two countries are in the early stages of resuming their bilateral relations and reopening their embassies, adding that Iran's techn

Vietnam Expo 2023 kicks off in Hanoi

STORY: Vietnam Expo 2023 kicks off in Hanoi DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 32nd edition of the Vietnam International Exhibition in Vietnam's capital city Hanoi STORYLINE: The 32nd edition of the Vietnam International Exhibition (Vietnam Expo) kicked off here on Wednesday, attracting hundreds of enterprises. Vietnam Expo 2023 held on April 5-8 reports the participation of some 500 enterprises from countries and regions including China, Indonesia, Japan, Poland and South Korea. The four-day event aims to provide organizations and businesses with opportunities to exchange experience, promote products, seek investment, and transfer technologies to enhance efficiency in production and business activities, according to its organizers. The expo gives a focus on advanced equipment and technologies in electronics, machinery and supporting industries, digital technology and e-commerce. Vietnam Expo is held annually in Hanoi in April and in t

N. Korea's Kim calls for increase in grain production in key meeting

People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on March 3, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for increasing grain production at a key four-day ruling party meeting through Wednesday focused on agricultural development, state-run media reported, amid speculation that the country has been suffering from a chronic food shortage. At the plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea, which followed the previous plenum by an unusually short interval of two months, Kim said it is "important to concentrate on increasing the per-hectare yield at all the farms," the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday. He also stressed the need to enhance the role of the provincial, city and county guidance organs and all the farms in attaining the long-term objective of agricultural development, KCNA said.

Vietnam reopens borders for int'l tourists

STORY: Vietnam reopens borders for int'l tourists DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Hanoi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the airport 2 various of the tourists STORYLINE: Vietnam on Tuesday fully reopened its borders for international tourists. According to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, foreign nationals can now enter Vietnam by air, land and sea through all border gates as long as they meet the COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. International travellers will only have to prove that they have been fully vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 with a negative test result while having insurance coverage of at least 10,000 U.S. dollars for possible COVID-19 treatment in Vietnam. As part of the efforts to restore tourism activities, Vietnam also resumed the visa exemption policy for citizens from 13 countries including Japan, South Korea, and Russia from Tuesday. Vietnam received a record number of over 18 million international visitors in

Turkish FM says meeting with Armenian counterpart constructive

STORY: Turkish FM says meeting with Armenian counterpart constructive DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish FM meeting with his Armenian counterpart STORYLINE: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday the meeting with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan was "productive and constructive." Cavusoglu and Mirzoyan met in the southern Antalya resort of Turkey, aiming to end decades-old hostilities. "I can say that it was a very productive and constructive meeting," Cavusoglu told reporters alongside Mirzoyan after they met on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. The three-day forum, kicked off on Friday, has gathered 2,000 participants from 75 countries, including 17 state heads, 80 ministers, 39 representatives of international organizations. During the press conference, the Turkish minister said Turkey and Armenia had launched talks for the normalization of ties and special representatives of the two ne

N. Korea urges Japan to include Korean schools in tuition aid

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on April 17, 2010. Song urged Japan to include pro-Pyongyang schools in Japan in a tuition waiver program for high school students ''as early as possible.'' (Kyodo)

Japan, U.S., S. Korea meet to push forward N. Korea nuke talks

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Hill (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, Kim Sook (C), the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, and Akitaka Saiki, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, pose for photos at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on June 19 before the start of their talks on how to proceed with North Korea's denuclearization. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

N. Korean defector sues Chongryon over emigration program

OSAKA, Japan - Yumiko Chiba speaks at a news conference in Osaka on June 13 after filing an 11 million yen damages suit against the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, over its responsibility for a program that promoted the emigration of Korean residents of Japan to North Korea. Chiba, 47, moved to North Korea with her parents in 1963 under the program and defected from the country in 2003. (Kyodo)

U.S., N. Korea hold talks on options for breaking nuke deadlock

GENEVA, Switzerland - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill responds to questions from reporters before talks with North Korea in Geneva on March 13 over options for resolving a snag holding up progress in the six-way process aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear programs. (Kyodo)

U.S., N. Korea nuclear negotiators discuss ways to resolve snag

BEIJING, China - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill (L) and his North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan walk out of the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on Feb. 19 after holding talks. They met to try to resolve issues holding up the six-party talks aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.

Japan, N. Korea remain far apart at normalization talks

HANOI, Vietnam - Song Il Ho, North Korea's chief representative at the normalization talks with Japan, speaks at a news conference at the North Korean Embassy in Hanoi on March 8 after the two countries ended the two-day talks without progress.

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