North Korea dominated news headlines around the world in 2018
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North Korea affairs.
Definitely one of the most heavily covered topics for local news outlets this year.
Foreign media also named stories related to the regime as the top news of 2018.
Park Hee-jun tells us more. The peace drive on the Korean Peninsula was undoubtedly one of the most frequently-appearing headlines around the world this year.
Although 2018 was a dynamic year with a range of major issues, including the trade war between the U.S. and China, the Brexit crisis, and climate change warnings,... Al Jazeera named the two Koreas' promise to formally end their decades-long hostilities as one piece of positive news for 2018.
Singapore-based The Straits Times also reported that this year will probably be best remembered for the first meeting between a North Korean leader and a sitting U.S. President,... which marked the start of dialogue between the two sides.
And reviewing the developments made on the Korean Peninsula,... American online news outlet Axios called 2018--"The year in North Korea with Trump and "Little Rocket Man"'.
A survey even showed that the American public considers the Pyeongyang-Washington summit held in June this year,... to be the most significant news event of 2018.
According to a poll conducted by American political newspaper The Hill and research group HarrisX,... 22 percent of one-thousand registered voters selected the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump as this year's top news event.
The topic is also likely to continue to be a remarkable story in 2019.
Vox picked it as one of the seven biggest foreign stories to watch for next year.
It says Kim Jong-un's New Year's address could reveal North Korea's agenda,... and that the new year will unveil where the nuclear negotiations between Pyeongyang and Washington are heading.
Although there is uncertainty on whether there will be a second Kim-Trump summit and whether the North will indeed denuclearize,... some international media outlets speculate that 2019 will be another year of diplomatic breakthroughs for the Korean Peninsula.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.
North Korea affairs.
Definitely one of the most heavily covered topics for local news outlets this year.
Foreign media also named stories related to the regime as the top news of 2018.
Park Hee-jun tells us more. The peace drive on the Korean Peninsula was undoubtedly one of the most frequently-appearing headlines around the world this year.
Although 2018 was a dynamic year with a range of major issues, including the trade war between the U.S. and China, the Brexit crisis, and climate change warnings,... Al Jazeera named the two Koreas' promise to formally end their decades-long hostilities as one piece of positive news for 2018.
Singapore-based The Straits Times also reported that this year will probably be best remembered for the first meeting between a North Korean leader and a sitting U.S. President,... which marked the start of dialogue between the two sides.
And reviewing the developments made on the Korean Peninsula,... American online news outlet Axios called 2018--"The year in North Korea with Trump and "Little Rocket Man"'.
A survey even showed that the American public considers the Pyeongyang-Washington summit held in June this year,... to be the most significant news event of 2018.
According to a poll conducted by American political newspaper The Hill and research group HarrisX,... 22 percent of one-thousand registered voters selected the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump as this year's top news event.
The topic is also likely to continue to be a remarkable story in 2019.
Vox picked it as one of the seven biggest foreign stories to watch for next year.
It says Kim Jong-un's New Year's address could reveal North Korea's agenda,... and that the new year will unveil where the nuclear negotiations between Pyeongyang and Washington are heading.
Although there is uncertainty on whether there will be a second Kim-Trump summit and whether the North will indeed denuclearize,... some international media outlets speculate that 2019 will be another year of diplomatic breakthroughs for the Korean Peninsula.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.