Ban Ki Moon

UN denies Ban will visit North Korea next week

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will not visit North Korea next week, a U.N. spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday after China's Xinhua news agency reported that he will visit the North on Monday and stay for about four days.The statement released by the spokesman's office said Ban will be in New York and...

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Indonesia and North Korea unveil joint postage stamp

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Communication and Information Technology Ministry on Wednesday released an Indonesia-North Korea joint postage stamp featuring first President Soekarno and North Korean leader Kim Il Sung along with the moon and Kimilsungia orchid.Attended by the ministry's top officials and North Korean Ambassador in Jakarta Ri Jong Ryul, the launch marked the 50th anniversary of the naming...