US envoy on DPRK to hold 9-day Asia tour

Hopes rise of resumption of Six-Party Talks

BEIJING - The US envoy for policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Glyn Davies will kick off a 9-day tour of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan and China on Wednesday, the US State Department said on Monday.

Davies will arrive in Seoul on Wednesday and head to Tokyo on Sunday, and then to Beijing next Tuesday.