Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Chris Anstey Managing Editor, Asia Cross-Asset Markets – Another potential implication is if these talks result in North Korea releasing people Japan says were abducted from its shores over the decades. It’s an emotive issue in Japan, and Prime Minister Abe has repeatedly pressed Trump to push on this. A release of abducted Japanese could help Abe, who’s been struggling in the polls. He faces a leadership contest in the ruling party in September.
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Rosalind Mathieson, International Government Executive Editor – Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit In Singapore
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Rosalind Mathieson, International Government Executive Editor – We’re all Googling “Oiseon,” which is a Korean stuffed cucumber and is on the menu …
Jiyeun Lee, Korea Economy Reporter – Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit In Singapore
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Jiyeun Lee, Korea Economy Reporter – So what would North Korea gain from any agreement? It’s currently one of the world’s poorest nations — any progress at the summit might lead to much needed economic opportunities.
Kyung Bok Cho, Breaking News Asia Managing Editor
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Kyung Bok Cho, Breaking News Asia Managing Editor – In what appears to be a reference to today’s summit, Im Jong-seok, the chief of staff to the South Korean president, said the following in a Facebook post:
Rosalind Mathieson, International Government Executive Editor
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Rosalind Mathieson, International Government Executive Editor – It’s a commentary from state-run Xinhua News Agency — reflects China’s caution about over-egging the summit outcomes. No one, it says, would expect a half-day meeting to “iron out all differences and remove deep-seated mistrust between the two long-time foes.”
Justin Sink, White House Reporter – Live: Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Justin Sink, White House Reporter – A fun bit of color that sums today up pretty well, courtesy of the White …
Only Interpreters to be Present at Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un’s 45-Minute Private Meet; US Security Experts Raise Concerns
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – After greeting each other for the first time Tuesday in front of reporters, the American president and the North Korean leader will seclude themselves on Singapore’s Sentosa Island for roughly 45 minutes while their entourages wait nearby. The intimate huddle will precede a larger meeting and a working lunch attended by Trump’s chief of staff, national security adviser and secretary of state, the White House said, along with some of their North Korean counterparts.