- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is calling this week's accord between the rival Koreas "a landmark occasion" for improved ties, but said it was the strength of its armed forces that made the deal possible.
- Officials from the two nations held three-days of marathon talks after an exchange of fire across their border, raising fresh hopes for a push to restore talks and exchanges that had been cut off since 2010.
- South Korea's KOSPI Index +1.6% to 1,938.
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