President Biden Arrives In South Korea For Asia Trip

 

Daily Mail: Biden's double gaffe in South Korea: President refers to new president as the previous leader and gets name of Samsung's Texas plant wrong shortly after landing on first Asia trip 

* National Security Advisor Sullivan said there's a 'genuine possibility' North Korea could conduct a missile or nuclear test while President Biden is in the region 

* 'We are preparing for all contingencies, including the possibility that such a provocation would occur while we are in Korea or in Japan,' Sullivan said 

* The president did not answer shouted questions when boarding Air Force One 

* Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also said Wednesday that Biden 'will not visit the DMZ' while in South Korea 

* Biden leaves Thursday for his first trip to Asia as president, heading to South Korea first and then onto Japan in a five-day visit 

President Joe Biden kicked off his trip to Asia by meeting South Korea's new President Yoon Seok-youl in the lobby of a Samsung micro-chip facility Friday evening and taking a factory tour. 

'This is an auspicious start to my visit, because it's emblematic of the future cooperation and innovation our nations can and must build together,' Biden said, delivering remarks alongside Yoon after touring two parts of the enormous Pyeongtaek facility. 

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President Biden Arrives In South Korea For Asia Trip 

Biden: SKorean chip plant a model for deeper ties to Asia -- AP 

Biden arrives in South Korea with worries growing over possible North Korean missile test -- CNN

Biden to meet with President Yoon Suk Yeol in South Korea, tour Samsung factory amid North Korea provocations -- FOX News  

As Biden visits South Korea focused on jobs for Americans, China launches war games and North Korea preps for a nuclear test -- CBS/AP 

Biden arrives in Asia to boost Indo-Pacific ties amid Ukraine war -- Al Jazeera  

Biden vows to deepen US-South Korea ties in first Asia stop -- The Hill