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BTS’ comments on Korean War leads to backlash among China's social media users
Trendingdesk •Following BTS' comments on the Korean War at a recent event, advertisements of brands including Samsung, Fila, and Hyundai that featured the boy band have reportedly disappeared from several Chinese websites.
Crash Landing on You: Korean TV series aims to bridge north-south division despite waning prospects of a peace agreement
•Despite its soft-focus romanticisation of the political situation, Crash Landing on You brings the pain of the division to a personal level for a generation of Koreans who, unlike their grandparents, have no memory of what it was like to be a single nation.
North Korea changes Constitution to solidify Kim Jong-un’s role as Head of State, says State-owned media outlet KCNA
•North Korea’s parliament has approved changes to the country’s constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong-un’s role as head of state, official state media said on Thursday
North Korea stages huge parade on country's 70th anniversary, holds back on advanced missile
Fp Staff •North Korea staged a huge military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation but held back its most advanced missiles and devoted nearly half of the parade to civilian efforts to build the domestic economy.
Ahead of proposed Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un meet in Vietnam’s Danang, UN monitors say North Korea protecting nuclear missiles
•North Korea is working to ensure its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities cannot be destroyed by military strikes, UN monitors
Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un to meet in Vietnam to discuss denuclearisation of Korean peninsula, claims report
•The second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula will be held in Vietnam
South Korea begins removing mines along border, expects North Korea to do same
•The development comes amid renewed international diplomacy on North Korea's nuclear weapons program after weeks of stalemated negotiations. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to visit Pyongyang this month to try to set up a second summit between president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
US says UN sanctions on North Korea must remain in place in order to maintain 'unprecedented diplomatic opening'
•Pompeo said the UN has evidence that UN sanctions, particularly those restricting North Korean oil imports and coal exports, are being violated and he demanded that UN members ensure they are respected.
North Korea refrains from showcasing ICBMs on 70th anniversary; revival of mass games, military parade mark celebrations
Fp Staff •North Korea staged a huge military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation but held back from showing the Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.
South Korea president Moon Jae-in pushes for 'irrevocable' progress on nuclear diplomacy in Korean Peninsula
•Moon Jae-in, president of South Korea wants progress in the nuclear diplomacy of Korean Peninsula. He also wants to see a declaration made of the end of 1950-53 Korean War.