On the campaign trail, President Moon Jae-in repeatedly mentioned the need for parliamentary approval and public consensus before deployment of THAAD.
On the economic front, the Labor Department said Wednesday Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.5 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, largely boosted by gasoline price increase. In the 12 months through May, the index increased 3.1 percent, the largest 12-month increase since January 2012.
On average, in first-tier cities new home prices were at the same level in July as in June, and pre-owned home prices dropped some 0.1 percent month-on-month. In second-tier cities, new home prices rose some 0.4 percent month-on-month in July, slower than the 0.6 percent record in June.
On a call with investors Tuesday, FedEx CEO Fred Smith said Amazon is a “good customer of ours.” He went on to say that “we don’t see them as a peer competitor,” referring to Amazon.
On Tuesday evening, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt at a wedding hall where scores of religious scholars and ordinary people were celebrating the birthday of Muslims Prophet Mohammad, killing over 60 and injuring more than 90 others, according to latest figures by the country's Ministry of Public Health.
On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives passed two bills related to Taiwan through voice votes. The Taiwan Travel Act (H.R. 535) aims to encourage diplomatic visits between US and Taiwan officials at all levels, while the bill H.R. 3320 directs the US secretary of state to develop a strategy to restore observer status for Taiwan in the Geneva-based World Health Organization.
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On the Hanoi meeting between Trump and Kim, Moon said that it "was not a source of disappointment, but it is actually the part of a bigger process that will lead us to a bigger agreement."
On Wednesday, a total of 796 lost Chinese cultural relics were returned from Italy. This is believed to be the largest such return of lost Chinese cultural and historical artifacts from abroad in nearly two decades.
On a personal level, despite sharp differences in political background, age and lifestyle, the presidents seem to have struck up a bond as fellow outsiders who outwitted the establishment to gain power.
On social media, people posted pictures from blood-donation sites around Las Vegas and other cities in Nevada and shared locations where people could donate.