Across Asia: Korean Peninsula

Two border meetings set

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) accepted Seoul's proposal to hold talks on river flood prevention and separated family reunions, the Republic of Korea's Unification Ministry said yesterday.

Representatives of the two Koreas will meet today at the border city of Kaesong in the DPRK to discuss ways to prevent flooding on the Imjin river that runs along the western section of the inter-Korean border.