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President Joe Biden did not sound Saturday like he was expecting any "love letters" from Kim Jong Un -- he can't even get a response to an offer of ...

After a historic summit in Singapore, the first between a US and North Korean leader, the men exchanged what Trump later called "love letters." They just didn't understand, did not comprehend, what Trump had been saying," said Victor Cha, the Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. A senior administration official said the US has previously told North Korea it is willing to engage in discussions about coronavirus relief aid but has not had any direct outreach since the latest outbreak. From his summer home in New Jersey, Trump threatened to rain "fire and fury" on North Korea should its provocations continue. And North Korea has also quickened the pace of its ballistic missile tests -- launching 15 this year, so far. The days of glitzy, leader-to-leader summits and other photo ops that defined President Donald Trump's diplomatic forays with North Korea and elevated Kim appear over for now.

North Korea has imposed a sweeping lockdown and other restrictions during its first confirmed outbreak.

US president willing to meet Kim Jong-un, while Seoul says deployment of US 'strategic assets' was discussed.

But talks have been stalled since early 2019, when Trump and Kim failed to agree on how moves to dismantle the regime’s nuclear arsenal should be met with sanctions relief. However, reports suggest it is receiving medical supplies from China, its biggest trading partner. “We are very concerned about the Covid situation,” a senior US administration official said on Saturday. “We are very sensitive to the fact that they appear to be facing a quite serious situation, and I think you’ve seen we stand ready to work with others in the international community as needed to provide assistance.” We’ve gotten no response.” Yoon, a conservative who took office just 11 days ago, said he and Biden also discussed the timing of a possible deployment in the South of US “strategic assets” – a term that typically refers to bombers, submarines and aircraft carriers – to deter North Korea. Speaking in Seoul on the second day of his visit to South Korea, Biden said he was willing to meet North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, but only if he was “sincere and serious” about dismantling his nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

North Korean missile tests, COVID-19 outbreak loom large as Biden visits Asia to discuss Ukraine, Indo-Pacific economic engagement.

“And at the end of the President's first term, I think we will look back and say this was a moment where the U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific got kicked into a different gear.” “It is going to be a wide-ranging and comprehensive set of countries from across the region, a mix of different kinds of economies. And that diversity and breadth of participation, in our view, actually vindicates the basic theory behind IPEF, which is — you're right — it is not a traditional free trade agreement. There is currently a global shortage of chips – used in various electronic consumer goods and automobiles – aggravated by the pandemic. Extended deterrence is a term that indicates the U.S. will use its full range of military capabilities, including nuclear, conventional and missile defense in defending its allies. It is a modern negotiation designed to deal with modern challenges.” Still Xi is flexing his military prowess. The factory is a model for a $17 billion computer chip facility Samsung is building outside Austin, Texas. “We think this event on Monday is going to be a big deal and is going to be a significant milestone in U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific,” Sullivan said. Pyongyang has not inoculated its population and has turned down vaccine donation offers from the U.N. COVAX program. In Asia, Biden will reaffirm U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and use the Ukraine crisis to signal that unilateral change to the status quo by force – whether in Taiwan or the disputed islands in the South China Sea – is unacceptable. “I think you're going to see a really impressive display of energy and enthusiasm by a significant number of countries in the Indo-Pacific for the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in response to a question from VOA.

The Biden administration is calling on China to restrain North Korea from engaging in any missile or nuclear tests.

Mr Biden visited the DMZ in 2013 as vice president. The Biden administration is calling on China to restrain North Korea from engaging in any missile or nuclear tests. Yet both leaders also are keen to emphasise their growing trade relationship as two Korean industrial stalwarts — Samsung and Hyundai — are opening major plants in the US. Instead, Mr Biden on Sunday will visit the Air Operations Centre’s Combat Operations Floor on Osan Air Base, south of Seoul. The US sees it as one of the most critical installations in Northeast Asia. As part of the five-day visit in Asia, Mr Biden is focusing his Saturday on his relationship with Mr Yoon, who assumed office little more than a week ago. Joe Biden and South Korea consult on how to deal with North Korea

Before President Joe Biden concluded a visit to South Korea on Sunday, he offered a brief message to the nuclear-armed dictator to the north, ...

Biden has sought on his trip to link the parallel sets of economic and security issues that have emerged in his discussions with leaders. "We're proud to say, the generals with me today can say as well, that our armed forces stand side by side, standing on a peninsula for seven decades to preserve the peace and make possible that shared prosperity." "Things have changed," Biden said during his news conference. Later, he'll unveil the outlines of a trade plan for Asia that officials hope can generate wide support. Biden said cooperation between the two countries demonstrated "our readiness to take on all threats together." Increasingly, they also act as a reminder of Western muscle in a region heavily influenced by China.

The major U.S. investment by a South Korean company is a reflection of how the U.S. and South Korea are leveraging their longstanding military ties into a ...

During the Samsung visit, Biden called on Korean companies building plants in the U.S. to hire union workers. Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea relationship. The president earlier in his term tried to link the production of electric vehicles to automakers with unionized workers. The push toward deterrence by Biden and Yoon, who is less than two weeks into his presidency, marks a shift by the leaders from their predecessors. That would have provided a boost to the unionized auto plant owned by General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV at a vital moment when union membership nationwide has been steadily decreasing. Coronavirus outbreaks led to shortages of computer chips, autos and other goods that the Biden administration says can ultimately be fixed by having more manufacturing domestically and with trusted allies. During the Samsung visit, Biden called on Korean companies building plants in the U.S. to hire union workers. Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea relationship. The president earlier in his term tried to link the production of electric vehicles to automakers with unionized workers. The push toward deterrence by Biden and Yoon, who is less than two weeks into his presidency, marks a shift by the leaders from their predecessors. That would have provided a boost to the unionized auto plant owned by General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV at a vital moment when union membership nationwide has been steadily decreasing. Coronavirus outbreaks led to shortages of computer chips, autos and other goods that the Biden administration says can ultimately be fixed by having more manufacturing domestically and with trusted allies.

The US president has made greater economic cooperation with South Korea a priority.

Mr Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the US-South Korea relationship. He reiterated at a dinner on Saturday in Mr Biden’s honour that it was his goal to move the relationship “beyond security” issues with North Korea, which have long dominated the relationship. “And they’re good for business.” Along with Korean President Yoon Sook Yeol, Mr Biden on Saturday announced they will consider expanded joint military exercises to deter the nuclear threat posed by North Korea. Mr Biden’s meeting on Sunday with Hyundai’s chief comes after the president made an earlier stop at a computer chip plant run by Samsung, the Korean electronics giant that plans to build a 17 billion dollar (£13.6 billion) production facility in Texas. The major US investment by a South Korean company is a reflection of how the US and South Korea are leveraging their longstanding military ties into a broader economic partnership.

US President Joe Biden says he is "not concerned" about plans for new North Korean nuclear tests, which would be the first in nearly five years.

“This is a decision that only the DPRK can make,” the official said, using the initials of North Korea’s official name. North Korea has not responded to US overtures, including offers of COVID-19 vaccines, Biden said on Saturday, noting that he was willing to sit down with Kim if he thought it would lead to a serious breakthrough. US President Joe Biden had a simple message for North Korea’s Kim Jong-un during his visit to Seoul: “Hello … period”, the leader told reporters on the last day of his South Korean trip.

SEOUL: President Joe Biden had a short message for North Korea's Kim Jong Un: “Hello. Period.” he told reporters Sunday in Seoul, before heading to Japan ...

SEOUL: President Joe Biden had a short message for North Korea’s Kim Jong Un: “Hello. Period.” he told reporters Sunday in Seoul, before heading to Japan for the second leg of his Asia trip which has been overshadowed by fears of a nuclear test by Pyongyang. In contrast to the dovish Moon, Yoon said he and Biden discussed possible “joint drills to prepare for a nuclear attack” and called for more tactical US assets to be deployed to the region. SEOUL: President Joe Biden had a short message for North Korea’s Kim Jong Un: “Hello. Period.” he told reporters Sunday in Seoul, before heading to Japan for the second leg of his Asia trip which has been overshadowed by fears of a nuclear test by Pyongyang. Biden and Yoon said in a statement Saturday that “considering the evolving threat” from North Korea, they “agree to initiate discussions to expand the scope and scale of combined military exercises and training on and around the Korean peninsula.” His goal to reinforce US leadership across Asia has been dogged by fears the unpredictable, nuclear-armed North could conduct a weapons test while Biden is in the region, but on his last day in Seoul, he told reporters he had a short message for Kim: “Hello. Period.” Biden has used his visit to call for the democratic allies to deepen ties, saying at a joint press conference with Yoon that Asia was a key battleground in the global “competition between democracies and autocracies.”

The US president has made greater economic cooperation with South Korea a priority.

Mr Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the US-South Korea relationship. Afterwards, Mr Biden chatted with troops and their dependents at the base’s bowling alley. “And they’re good for business.” He reiterated at a dinner on Saturday in Mr Biden’s honour that it was his goal to move the relationship “beyond security” issues with North Korea, which have long dominated the relationship. “Period.” “Hello,” he said.

"Hello... period," US President Joe Biden told reporters on the last day of his visit to South Korea on Sunday. | World News.

The fourth victim was a woman in her fifties. Twelve countries - including nine European nations - have logged 92 cases and 28 cases are suspected. One man was killed when a tree fell on the trailer he was staying in. But it has also widened the differences between Russia and its neighbouring countries. Four of the 20 lines reopened, and 273 bus routes. Shanghai reopened a small part of the world's longest subway system on Sunday after some lines had been closed for almost two months, as the city paves the way for a more complete lifting of its painful COVID-19 lockdown next week.

North Korea has not responded to U.S. overtures, including offers of COVID-19 vaccines, Biden said on Saturday, noting that he was willing to sit down with ...

"It's natural... The U.S. official declined to identify which countries might sign on to the IPEF, but said they were satisfied with "very strong interest" throughout the region in participating. Yoon has shown interest in working more closely with the Quad, but the U.S. official said there was no consideration of adding Seoul to the group. "It's natural... North Korea has not responded to U.S. overtures, including offers of COVID-19 vaccines, Biden said on Saturday, noting that he was willing to sit down with Kim if he thought it would lead to a serious breakthrough. "This is a decision that only the DPRK can make," the official said, using the initials of North Korea's official name. The U.S. official declined to identify which countries might sign on to the IPEF, but said they were satisfied with "very strong interest" throughout the region in participating. When asked whether Biden was willing to take concrete steps to break the stalemate, the official said that the administration was looking for serious engagement, not grand gestures. Yoon has shown interest in working more closely with the Quad, but the U.S. official said there was no consideration of adding Seoul to the group. North Korea has not responded to U.S. overtures, including offers of COVID-19 vaccines, Biden said on Saturday, noting that he was willing to sit down with Kim if he thought it would lead to a serious breakthrough. "This is a decision that only the DPRK can make," the official said, using the initials of North Korea's official name. When asked whether Biden was willing to take concrete steps to break the stalemate, the official said that the administration was looking for serious engagement, not grand gestures.

President Joe Biden tended to both business and security interests as he wrapped up a three-day visit to South Korea on Sunday.

The push toward deterrence by Biden and Yoon, who is less than two weeks into his presidency, marks a shift by the leaders from their predecessors. Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea relationship. Coronavirus outbreaks led to shortages of computer chips, autos and other goods that the Biden administration says can ultimately be fixed by having more manufacturing domestically and with trusted allies. A Hyundai spokesperson did not respond to an email asking if the Georgia plant would be unionized. First chocolate chip, then vanilla and chocolate. “And they’re good for business.” On Tuesday, Japan hosts Biden at a summit for the Quad, a four-country strategic alliance that also includes Australia and India. The U.S. president will then return to Washington. He reiterated at a dinner on Saturday in Biden's honor that it was his goal to move the relationship “beyond security” issues with North Korea, which have long dominated the relationship. A senior Biden administration official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity, said there was no contradiction between Biden encouraging investors to embrace union workforces while his administration does “whatever it can” to encourage investment and bring jobs to the U.S. The president has tried to link the production of electric vehicles to automakers with unionized workforces, and during his trip he called on Korean companies to hire union labor for their U.S. operations. At a time of high inflation and simmering dissatisfaction at home, Biden emphasized his global mission to strengthen the American economy by convincing foreign companies like Hyundai to launch new operations in the United States. And he wanted to demonstrate solidarity with nervous Asian allies who live in the shadow of North Korea's nuclear weapons and grew skeptical of U.S. security commitments while President Donald Trump was in office. SEOUL, South Korea -- President Joe Biden tended to both business and security interests Sunday as he wrapped up a three-day trip to South Korea, first showcasing Hyundai's pledge to invest at least $10 billion in the United States and later mingling with troops at a nearby military base.

President Joe Biden is set to dine out with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida on his visit to Tokyo, keeping up a tradition that Presidents Trump, Obama, ...

They will also meet families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago.. But there were security concerns with the sites. It came on a night when Trump and Abe took in a Sumo wrestling match. President George H.W. Bush famously vomited in the lap of former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa during a banquet on his 1992 trip to Tokyo President Donald Trump (2nd L) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) attend a dinner with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd R) and his wife Akie Abe (R) at the Inakaya restaurant in the Roppongi district of Tokyo on May 26, 2019 Meals can cost around $200.

Biden passed on visiting the demilitarized zone on the North and South border, a regular stop for U.S. presidents when visiting Seoul.

The push toward deterrence by Biden and Yoon, who is less than two weeks into his presidency, marks a shift by the leaders from their predecessors. Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea relationship. He reiterated at a dinner on Saturday in Biden’s honor that it was his goal to move the relationship “beyond security” issues with North Korea, which have long dominated the relationship. Coronavirus outbreaks led to shortages of computer chips, autos and other goods that the Biden administration says can ultimately be fixed by having more manufacturing domestically and with trusted allies. A Hyundai spokesperson did not respond to an email asking if the Georgia plant would be unionized. It was a day that brought together two key messages that Biden is trying to project during his first trip to Asia as president. Chung also said his company would spend another $5 billion on artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles and other technologies. However, there has been no guarantee that the Hyundai Georgia plant’s workers will be unionized. First chocolate chip, then vanilla and chocolate. During the Japan leg of Biden’s trip, he will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday and lay out his vision for negotiating a new trade agreement, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. A central theme for the trip is to tighten U.S. alliances in the Pacific to counter China’s influence in the region. “And they’re good for business.” Biden passed on visiting the demilitarized zone on the North and South border, a regular stop for U.S. presidents when visiting Seoul.

The US president has made greater economic cooperation with South Korea a priority.

Mr Mineta, a former Democratic congressman who served in the cabinets of both George W Bush and Bill Clinton, died earlier this month. Mr Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the US-South Korea relationship. Afterwards, Mr Biden chatted with troops and their dependents at the base’s bowling alley. “And they’re good for business.” Soon after arriving in Tokyo on Sunday evening, Mr Biden stopped by the US chief of mission’s residence to take part in a room dedication for Norman Mineta, the late US transportation secretary. Mr Biden first showcased Hyundai’s pledge to invest at least 10 billion dollars (£8 billion) in electric vehicles and related technologies in the US, and later mingled with troops at a nearby military base.

The major U.S. investment by a South Korean company, which was formally unveiled in Georgia on Friday, is a reflection of how the U.S. and South Korea are ...

Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea relationship. During the Samsung visit, Biden called on Korean companies building plants in the U.S. to hire union workers. A Hyundai spokesperson did not respond to an email asking if the Georgia plant would be unionized. Biden and Korean President Yoon Sook Yeol on Saturday announced t hey will consider expanded joint military exercises to deter the nuclear threat posed by North Korea. The push toward deterrence by Biden and Yoon, who is less than two weeks into his presidency, marks a shift by the leaders from their predecessors. The president earlier in his term tried to link the production of electric vehicles to automakers with unionized workers. That would have provided a boost to the unionized auto plant owned by General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV at a vital moment when union membership nationwide has been steadily decreasing. Biden decided to skip a visit to the demilitarized zone on the North and South’s border, a regular stop for U.S. presidents when visiting Seoul. Instead, Biden, who had visited the DMZ as vice president, was more interested in visiting Osan to see an installation “where the rubber hits the road” for U.S. and South Korean troops maintaining security on the Korean Peninsula, said White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Coronavirus outbreaks led to shortages of computer chips, autos and other goods that the Biden administration says can ultimately be fixed by having more manufacturing domestically and with trusted allies. Katie Byrd, the press secretary for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, noted in an email that the state is “Right-to-Work,” which “means that workers may not be required to join a union or make payments to a union as a condition of employment.” Before meeting Hyundai’s CEO, Biden attended Mass at his hotel in Seoul along with some White House staff. The major U.S. investment by a South Korean company, which was formally unveiled in Georgia on Friday, is a reflection of how the U.S. and South Korea are leveraging their longstanding military ties into a broader economic partnership.

Many voters, watching their pensions evaporate, are wondering how Mr Biden can ship missiles to Kyiv but not lay hands on baby formula for US infants.

For months, the White House has insisted the economy is stronger than voters understand and that more effective messaging can help Mr Biden turn things around. Just 18 per cent of Americans agree that his “policies have done more to help the economy than harm it”. At one point, Whit House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre assured reporters that officials were “working 24/7 to address” the crisis, but was then unable to name a single administration official who was helming the effort. Mr Biden’s arrival in Seoul also coincided with the S&P 500 stock exchange briefly straying into “bear” territory. Another parent reported that “every store in Arlington”, a Virginia suburb south of Washington, “are all out of basically every brand. In the world’s most advanced economy, they were scrambling to lay their hands on baby formula.

In his final stop before heading to Japan, Mr Biden visited Osan Air Base, where US and South Korean troops monitor the rapidly evolving North Korean nuclear ...

Mr Mineta, a former Democratic congressman who served in the cabinets of both George W Bush and Bill Clinton, died earlier this month. Mr Yoon campaigned on a promise to strengthen the US-South Korea relationship. Afterwards, Mr Biden chatted with troops and their dependents at the base’s bowling alley. “And they’re good for business.” Soon after arriving in Tokyo on Sunday evening, Mr Biden stopped by the US chief of mission’s residence to take part in a room dedication for Norman Mineta, the late US transportation secretary. Mr Biden first showcased Hyundai’s pledge to invest at least 10 billion dollars (£8 billion) in electric vehicles and related technologies in the US, and later mingled with troops at a nearby military base.

National security adviser assures public that the US has a 'vaccine that is relevant to treating' virus. U.S. President Biden visits South Korea<br>U.S. ...

But later his national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US had a “vaccine available to be deployed” against the monkeypox virus if necessary. Joe Biden said Sunday that “everybody” should be worried about the spread of monkeypox recently, and his national security adviser assured the public that the US has a “vaccine that is relevant to treating” the virus. Initially, Biden said the government was exploring what vaccine “if any might be available” to protect people against the virus.

In his first public comments on the disease, Biden added: “It is a concern in that if it were to spread it would be consequential." | World News.

The war between Russia and Ukraine is now heading to the fourth month, with no signs of peace. “Facts will prove that the so-called Indo-Pacific strategy is in essence a strategy to create division, to incite confrontation and to undermine peace,” Wang said. On Saturday, many of the news anchors had reportedly defied the diktat to conceal their appearance on TV but their employers had come under pressure.

President Biden said efforts were being made to investigate whether a vaccine would be developed to combat against monkeypox.

According to the WHO, monkeypox has similar symptoms to those seen in smallpox patients although it is less severe. While the origins of monkeypox are unknown, the CDC believes that rodent and non-human primates may harbor the virus. There were only at most five cases in the U.S. at that time. It is transmitted by close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated materials. "Well, they haven't told me the level of exposure yet, but it is something that everybody should be concerned about. That's all they have told me."

President Joe Biden says cases of monkeypox are “something that everybody should be concerned about.”

People usually recover within two to four weeks without needing to be hospitalized, but the disease occasionally is deadly. PYEONGTAEK, South Korea -- President Joe Biden said Sunday that recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States were something “to be concerned about.” President Joe Biden says cases of monkeypox are “something that everybody should be concerned about.”