CNA North Korea’s Kim Jong Un hints at talks with US, none for Seoul | East Asia Tonight (Feb 26)

Pyongyang brands Seoul “the most hostile enemy”, but could “get along” with Washington. Also on East Asia Tonight: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both Washington and China have realised how damaging an all-out trade war could be, as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits AI hub Hangzhou on his second day in China.

00:00 Headlines
01:39 North Korea wraps its five-yearly congress
08:44 Rubio says US, China at strategic stability in ties
15:16 Hong Kong stock exchange operator’s earnings hit new highs
30:34 German leader Merz’s second day in China
36:01 China’s silver economy
48:25 Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction overturned
52:57 Golden monkeys seen as possible successor to panda diplomacy in Europe

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