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She’s just busy. President Biden is trying to get on the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris in the home stretch of the 2024 election, but keeps getting told by her campaign that she’ll get back to him, Axios reported on Sunday. “He’s a reminder of the last four years, not the new way forward,” one individual familiar told the outlet. At the moment, there aren’t any publicly scheduled events for both Harris, 60, and Biden, 81, to stump together prior to Election Day. The sitting president has been on the campaign trail a few times, including on Oct....

/begin my translation Behind Story: Tense Diplomatic Exchanges Between N. Korea And China (After Security Council Resolution) N. Korean Ambassador waited out for 2 hours at China's Foreign Ministry...China's Vice Premier waited out for 6 hours in Pyongyang(Hong Kong = Yonhap News) Chung Juho Correspondent: N. Korean government vehemently protested at China, conveying their outrage, after UN Security Council passed a resolution against N. Korea in July 15, according to reports. Zheng-ming, a monthly news magazine in Hong Kong, reported on Aug. 8 in its latest edition, tense diplomatic moments between N. Korea and China, right after the resolution against...

http://www.csis.org/pacfor/cc/0501Qnk_sk.html North Korea-South Korea Relations January-March 2005Jan. 2, 2005: Yonhap News reports ROK will help subsidize private company investments in North Korean infrastructure. The Ministry of Unification expects to revise rules for Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund and implement them later this month. Jan. 3, 2005: ROK's Korea Container Terminal Authority says it has plans to develop North Korean Nampo port in a joint venture with Kookyang Shipping Co. and Dongnam Shipping Co. Jan. 3, 2005: Chosun Ilbo reports Chairman Kim Jong-il's favorite bottled water, Mount Myohyang Mineral Water, will be available for consumption in the ROK. The first shipments have arrived...

US denies snubbing Prince By Caroline Davies (Filed: 30/12/2002) Reports that the Prince of Wales has abandoned an official visit to the United States because the White House fears he is privately against war with Iraq were denied by his office yesterday. Senior aides at St James's Palace dismissed the claims, saying there were "no firm plans for the Prince to go to the US". A Sunday newspaper reported that aides to President George W Bush had indicated that any visit by the Prince would be deemed "very unhelpful". The Prince's outspoken support of Islam was cited as one reason,...