No immediate Moon-Kishida summit in sight
President Moon Jae-in held no summit with Kishida’s predecessor, Yoshihide Suga, during his one-year tenure.
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Kishida to follow predecessors to counter China’s hegemonic moves
He also expressed skepticism regarding China’s application to join the CPTPP.
North and South Korea restore hotlines after 55 days
Pyongyang urged Seoul to fulfill its "tasks" but did not specify what they were.
NK fires missile, blames US ‘hostile policy’
Pyongyang fired the short-range missile just minutes before North Korea’s ambassador to the UN urged the US to drop its “hostile policy” at the UN.
N. Korean long-range missile tests probably failed
The missiles probably crashed and failed to reach their target, sources say.
