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Yemen conflict: Who controls what

9/20/2018, 5:08:48 AM
More than three years after seizing the capital, the Houthis have consolidated their grip over large parts of Yemen. ✔ A coalition assembled by Saudi Arabia launched an air campaign against the rebels in March 2015 to try to restore the internationally recognised government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi ✔ With logistical support from the US, the Saudi-UAE alliance has carried out more than 16,000 raids on Houthi-held areas in an attempt to reverse their gains



Analysis | North Korea is now under minimum pressure

9/20/2018, 5:20:58 AM
Arms control experts are underwhelmed by North Korea's latest concessions. ✔ By Ishaan Tharoor Ishaan Tharoor Reporter covering foreign affairs, geopolitics and history Email Bio Follow September 20 at 12:59 AM ((Pyongyang Press Corps Pool/Associated Press)) This week, the leaders of the two Koreas made progress toward rapprochement, concluding a dramatic summit in Pyongyang ✔ Moon also announced the possibility of a joint 2032 Olympic bid as well as enhanced economic cooperation between the two countries if Pyongyang makes further confidence-building measures



EDITORIAL: U.S.-North Korea talks needed to keep momentum toward peace

9/20/2018, 4:21:21 AM
The latest meeting between the North and South Korean leaders underscored the fact that a new chapte ✔ The statement also says the two sides have agreed to restart the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea and the Mount Kumgang tourism project, two symbols of bilateral economic cooperation, but with a caveat of as conditions ripen ✔ He should provide effective leadership for substantial diplomatic negotiations to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea and regional stability



Colombia grapples with wave of Venezuela migrants

9/20/2018, 5:48:40 AM
undefined ✔ When Nicolás Maduro stopped in Istanbul on a return flight from China, he made sure to dine at a gourmet restaurant known for its $100 rib-eye steaks ✔ When migrants have no money and nothing to eat, they sometimes steal and, of course, that generates resentment



Presidents of the two Koreas cap summit with trek up Mount Paektu

9/20/2018, 5:58:36 AM
South Korean President Moon Jae-in cleared a top item off his bucket list on Thursday: Climbing Mount Paektu in North Korea with its leader Kim Jong Un. ✔ Sacred mountain of revolution An active volcano, Mount Paektu is dotted with secret camps and historical sites from Korea’s guerrilla war against the occupying Japanese in the 1930-40s, in which Kim’s grandfather, Kim Il Sung, played a leading role



Thailand sees shortcut to Belt and Road with Sri Lanka trade deal

9/20/2018, 4:20:19 AM
Two nations to kick off bilateral FTA talks in Bangkok on Thursday ✔ Some analysts are skeptical about Chinese loans to emerging economies, calling China's aid a debt trap ✔ In return for aid, recipient nations are expected to cede control of facilities or operating rights, as is the case for ports in Sri Lanka and Pakistan ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th



Moon’s dream comes true: Trekking sacred Mt. Paektu with Kim

9/20/2018, 4:21:22 AM
SEOUL--South Korean President Moon Jae-in will clear a top item off his bucket list on Thursday: Cli ✔ A funicular railway takes tourists up the mountain, which also holds a huge crater lake ✔ I believe Chairman Kim will make that dream come true for sure ✔ When peaceful reunification comes, the first thing I want to do is to take my 90-year-old mother and go to her hometown, Moon wrote in the book



Dream comes true for South Korea's Moon: Trekking Mt Paektu with...

9/20/2018, 4:46:49 AM
South Korean President Moon Jae-in cleared a top item off his bucket list on Thu... ✔ ‘SACRED MOUNTAIN OF REVOLUTION’ An active volcano, Mount Paektu is dotted with secret camps and historical sites from Korea’s guerrilla war against the occupying Japanese in the 1930-40s, in which Kim’s grandfather, Kim Il Sung, played a leading role



Fulfilling a dream, South Korea's Moon visits sacred North Korean...

9/20/2018, 6:12:11 AM
South Korean President Moon Jae-in cleared a top item off his bucket list on Thu... ✔ But time flew so fast, and I thought my wish may not come true, but it did today ✔ Some senior South Korean officials accompanying Moon suggested inviting Kim and his wife to Mount Halla, the highest mountain and a scenic tourist resort in the South ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Prospects for Northeast Asian energy community

9/20/2018, 7:08:19 AM
undefined ✔ It is possible, for example, that Japan might be interested in an extension of the pipeline, from Busan under the sea to Kyushu and even to Honshu ✔ Younghoon David Kim is the chairman of the London-based World Energy Council and chairman and CEO of the Daesung Group



US ready to resume N Korea talks, seeks denuclearisation by 2021

9/20/2018, 7:47:46 AM
US Secretary of State says he has invited North Korean foreign minister for talks on sidelines of UN General Assembly. ✔ There is also the question of whether UN Security Council resolutions will have to be reversed in order for closer diplomatic and economic ties to take place between the two countries, she said ✔ Pyongyang has long sought their withdrawal and Trump has questioned their rationale and cost



Kim, Moon join hands on peak of sacred North Korean volcano

9/20/2018, 7:46:08 AM
The leaders of the rival Koreas took to the road for the final day of their summit on Thursday after a day of wide-ranging agreements they trumpeted as a major step toward peace. ✔ He didn't indicate in his brief remarks whether the U.S. would be willing to take further steps to encourage North Korean action on denuclearisation ✔ Moon Jae-in, his wife Kim Jung-sook, Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol Ju receive flowers from children before the performance



Trump on Twitter (Sept 19): Kim Jong Un, 2032 Olympics, Hurricane...

9/20/2018, 4:57:47 AM
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of... ✔ The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) U.S. President Donald Trump arrives back at the White House, after touring North and South Carolina following Hurricane Florence, in Washington, U.S., September 19, 2018 ✔ It took Trump’s Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts to get the economy booming



Seoul should go beyond stepping stone in Pyongyang's denuclearization: official

9/20/2018, 6:56:35 AM
undefined ✔ Our foreign ministry and government will make all-out efforts in all processes ✔ Should the facilities be permanently dismantled, we will enter untrodden ground that we have never walked on during the 30-year period since the early 1990s, when the North's nuclear crisis began, he said



Abe pulls off convincing victory to lead Japan's ruling party

9/20/2018, 7:47:22 AM
Prime minister readies for another three-year term after trouncing Ishiba ✔ The election was held following a rule change that now allows prime ministers to serve for three consecutive terms instead of two, granting Abe his wish to preside over the 2020 Summer Olympics, which he played a large part in bringing to Tokyo ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th



'Time to change Korean economy now'

9/20/2018, 4:30:10 AM
undefined ✔ This is the sixth in a series of interviews with economic experts to analyze the state of the Korean economy and make policy suggestions ✔ There are fast-growing Asian economies such as India ✔ They had mid-level talks last month, but they did not make any progress



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