Asia Compact | 26.04.2018, 18:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 26.04.2018 | 18:00 UTC Asia South Korea's border residents pin hopes on upcoming summit There is little to get excited about these days in the villages and crossings south of the inner-Korean border. But the surprise announcement of a summit between North Korea and the US has sparked a sense of optimism. Hopes of peace run high ahead of inter-Korean summit North and South Korea: how different are they? South Korean leader rebuffs calls to resign South Korea stops border propaganda broadcasts ahead of key summit with North South Korean makes 'Pizzas for the People' of North Korea North Korea's Kim Jong Un announces nuclear program, missile tests freeze North Korea: Historic phone line opened with South Korea News Pakistan court disqualifies Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif for breaking election laws The ruling against Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif comes months before elections. He is a high-profile politician from the PML-N, whose leader Nawaz Sharif was ousted on graft allegations last year. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on curbing terrorism Panama Papers repercussions Pakistan bars ex-premier Nawaz Sharif from politics for life Opinion: Pakistan needs ex-PM Sharif's political role now more than ever Why ousted Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif turned against the powerful military Pakistan's Panama Papers ruling is a win for everyone Asia North and South Korea: how different are they? As Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in prepare for their landmark meeting, the world's attention turns to the Korean Peninsula — a region with deep historical and cultural similarities but stark ideological differences. Hopes of peace run high ahead of inter-Korean summit Trump says campaign of maximum pressure on N Korea will continue Kim Jong Un pledges 'denuclearization' in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping K-Pop diplomacy as Kim Jong Un attends concert by S. Korean stars Is a Trump-Kim meeting a recipe for disaster? Or so crazy it just might work? Opinion: A big stage for the 'little rocket man' Kim Jong Un: North Korea has completed nuclear program, US will never attack News Geologists find North Korea's nuclear site unusable after collapse Geologists said earthquakes triggered by a nuclear test last year inflicted heavy damage on North Korea's main test site. The North recently announced it would be freezing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. South Korea stops border propaganda broadcasts ahead of key summit with North South Korea: North committed to 'complete denuclearization' of peninsula International Gallup poll: Diplomacy rather than war with North Korea North Korea's Kim Jong Un announces nuclear program, missile tests freeze What is an intercontinental ballistic missile?   © Deutsche Welle 2018