Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said the venue for the second North Korea-U.S. summit is already being discussed.
He also revealed that he has spoken indirectly with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, adding that the situation with Pyeongyang is much better now compared to when he first took office.
President Trump, however, added that sanctions against the regime remain in effect.
As for the location of a second summit, CNN reported last week that the Trump administration is reviewing a number of places.
Citing diplomatic sources, the report said Vietnam, Hawaii and even the DMZ that separates the two Koreas have been mentioned as possible summit venues.
Today, the South Korean government is introducing a new system for setting the country's minimum wage to make sure all voices are heard in the process.
It will divide the roles of the Minimum Wage Commission into two separate bodies.
According to the labor ministry, representatives of the government will first set an appropriate range for the increase, and the final decision will be made jointly by representatives of companies, non-regular workers and small businesses.
The government hopes the new system can bridge the gap between employers and employees after the controversy stirred by the rise in wages over the past couple of years.
Keeping up to speed with the local economy, President Moon Jae-in is meeting with the owners of some local SMEs and venture firms this afternoon.
Officials say. the goal of today's meeting at the top office. is to hold candid discussions so that the president and his administration can sharpen efforts or even tweak policies to boost a South Korean economy.
Meanwhile, the president has opened the new-year with a strong focus on revitalizing the economy.
He's already held a New Year's event at the Korea Federation of the SMEs for the first time,. and his chief policy aide has been meeting with executives from local conglomerates.
South Korea's Ministry of National Defense released the video on its official YouTube account Friday afternoon.
In the video, the Republic of Korea Navy asks Japan why, in international waters, where another country's warship is engaged in the humanitarian rescue of a ship in distress, it would send a patrol aircraft on threatening low-altitude flight in the first place.
The defense ministry's video pointed out, based on Japan's own video released last week, that the Japanese pilots knew the ship's guns were not pointed at them, and knew the South Korean ship had no intention of attacking.
The defense ministry stressed once again that the South Korean Navy had no intention of threatening the Japanese plane, saying that if Japan has any evidence of radar frequency, then it should provide it at working-level meetings.
South Korean ministry also asked Japan to apologize for its aggressive low-altitude flight, urging Japan not use the incident for political reasons.
Source: Arirang News
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