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Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, April 17

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SEOUL -- The hotline of direct dialogue between the leaders of South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is likely to be set up later this week, a senior Blue House official said Tuesday.

Im Jong-seok, chief of staff for South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told a press briefing that the hotline between Moon and top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un was forecast to be installed around Friday, saying the first-ever conversation through the telephone line can be made possible. (SKorea-DPRK-Hotline)

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GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Up to 16 militants have been killed and 13 more insurgents sustained injuries as a clash flared up between security forces and Taliban in Muqar district of Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, provincial police chief Mohammad Zaman Khosti said Tuesday. (Afghanistan-Militants)

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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday departed for the United States to hold a two-day summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

During Abe's sixth face-to-face meeting with Trump to be held at the American leader's Florida resort, Abe said he's hoping to reinforce the Japan-U.S. alliance. (Japan-Shinzo Abe-Donald Trump)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump's Monday tweet accusing China of "playing the currency devaluation game" contradicts with the recent conclusion of the U.S. Treasury Department.

"Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation game as the U.S. keeps raising interest rates. Not acceptable," Trump tweeted on Monday, which is in odds with the latest report with the U.S. Treasury Department, and inaccurately describes the economic situation. (US-Trump-Currency-China)

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TRIPOLI -- Libya's UN-backed Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed M'etig on Monday revealed that Libya desires to develop its economy by joining in the Belt and Road Initiative at a meeting with Wang Qimin, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Libya.

"China is a country with great and important political and economic weight in the world," said M'etig, stressing the importance of developing the Libyan-Chinese relations in various fields and working on the return of Chinese companies to Libya to complete the suspended projects. (Libya-China-Belt and Road Initiative) Enditem

 

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