Leaders of China, DPRK vow to achieve greater progress in bilateral ties

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  On today's program, the leaders of China and the DPRK have held talks in Pyongyang as Xi Jinping begins a state visit.

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  And China's annual college entrance exams, known as the Gaokao, are now underway across the country.

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  General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee, also the Chinese president,

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  is in Pyongyang for a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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  He's held talks with Kim Jong-un,

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  General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of State Affairs of the DPRK.

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  Kim and his wife, Ri Sol-ju, welcomed President Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the airport on Monday.

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