South Korea's Lee vows to pursue peace with North through dialogue | East Asia Tonight (Sep 8)

At the Seoul Defense Dialogue, South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung pushes for peace with Pyongyang through dialogue, backed by firm deterrence. Mr Lee is also set to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris for talks, with defence and economic security on the agenda. Also on East Asia Tonight: China says no foreign nationals among bodies identified in Tibet, after last month's devastating floods and landslides.

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