Morning Wide: Today's Major News

1. Trump Says He Will Meet Kim Jong-un Within the Year... Claims North Korea Has 57 Nuclear Weapons

U.S. President Donald Trump has directly stated that he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un within the year. Overnight, President Lee Jae-myung stated via social media that he pays tribute to President Trump's decision to create conditions for dialogue.

2. North Korea Says "Not Interested"... Leaves Room for Dialogue

Kim Yo-jong, department director of the Workers' Party of Korea, showed a cold response regarding the scaling back of South Korea-U.S. joint military drills, stating she was not interested, but left room for North Korea-U.S. dialogue. Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that the U.S. must change its hostile policy toward North Korea.

3. Controversy Intensifies Over "Written Recommendation"... Failure to Reach Agreement on Successor to Noh Tae-ak

The ruling camp is fiercely criticizing Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae for breaking tradition by nominating two Supreme Court justice candidates solely through a written recommendation. The Democratic Party demanded Chief Justice Cho's immediate resignation and called on him to appear before the National Assembly, though he did not attend.

4. Joining Hands and Emphasizing Unity: "The Party, Administration, and Presidential Office Are a Fateful Community"

President Lee Jae-myung held a dinner meeting with Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok, who ran for party leadership, as well as lawmakers Chung Chung-rae and Song Young-gil. He stressed that the party, administration, and presidential office are a fateful community burdened with historical calling and asked them to join forces.
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