From the News, Nation, Dawn, Pakistan Observer, Daily Times, Frontier Post, Nawa-i-Waqt (Urdu), Jang (Urdu) and daily Express (Urdu) newspapers                                                                            

11 October 2009

International News

Political

• BEIJING (AFP) The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea on Saturday called for the quick resumption of talks on ending North Korea’s nuclear drive, with Beijing saying the door was open to making real progress (Dawn, p- 12)

• BEIJING (REUTERS) North Korea wants to ease a standoff with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told East Asian neighbours at a summit focused on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and regional integration  (Daily Times, p- A9)  

• BEIJING (Photo AFP) Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (centre) shakes hands with Japanese Premier Yukio Hatoyama (right) and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak before the trilateral summit at the Great Hall of the People on Saturday (Dawn, p- 12)