The seventh ‘Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF) kicked off its six-day run on November 5th, 7pm at CineCube located in Gwangwhamoon down

The decision comes days before US President Barack Obama visits Tokyo.
Japan's centre-left government has said it will end a naval refuelling mission in support of US-led efforts in Afghanistan.
Since coming to power in September the government also said it was working on a plan to offer more civilian aid instead.
Japan's government has been working on a plan to offer more aid to Afghanistan since announcing it would end a mission by the Maritime Self Defence Force to supply fuel to assist US-led operations in the country.
Now there is a figure - $5bn (£3bn) over the next five years.

It is likely to be used for job training, helping former Taliban fighters to reintegrate with society, and for agriculture and infrastructure development.
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is expected to discuss details of the scheme with President Obama when he visits Japan on Friday.
Mr Hatoyama took power in September after winning a landslide in a general election which ended more than half a century of almost unbroken power for the conservative Liberal Democratic Party.
His Democratic Party of Japan wants a more equal relationship with the United States.
The alliance, half a century old next year, is critical to Japan's security and a cornerstone of American policy in Asia. One source of tension is the planned relocation of an American military base on the southern island of Okinawa.
The US is resisting Japan's attempts to reopen negotiations, saying it would undermine a broader agreement to a reorganise the nearly 50,000 strong American force in the country.

Thousands of people have turned out to welcome the Dalai Lama as he makes a controversial visit to a monastery close to the Tibetan border

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is in Tawang in India's state of Arunachal Pradesh, itself a source of dispute between Beijing and Delhi.
Beijing has accused the Dalai Lama of trying to undermine its rule in Tibet and says the visit is anti-China.
The Dalai Lama insists his visit is "non-political".
The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 when Chinese troops crushed an attempted uprising in Tibet.
In August this year, the Dalai Lama, 74, made another hugely controversial visit - to Taiwan, another region China considers part of its territory.

'Internal interference'
The freezing temperatures in Tawang did not deter thousands of villagers taking to the streets to catch a glimpse of the Dalai Lama.
Tibetan prayer flags fluttered and monks struck cymbals and played horns as the Dalai Lama headed to the Tibetan monastery, the second largest of its kind in India, to hold a prayer session. "We are very pleased and blessed to have his holiness here," one monk, Sarwang Lama, told AFP news agency.
Some pilgrims had walked for as long as five days to be there.
One, Dorji Wangdi, told Associated Press: "If I can just see him once in my lifetime, then I am not afraid to die."
Arunachal Pradesh was the first stop during the Dalai Lama's flight from Tibet in 1959, and he said he felt close ties to the region. This is only his fifth visit in 50 years.
He said Beijing's accusations that his visit was anti-China and damaging to India-China ties were "baseless".
"My visit to Tawang is non-political and aimed at promoting universal brotherhood and nothing else," the Dalai Lama said.
Arunachal Pradesh's Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu said Beijing had "no right to interfere in India's internal matters".
The trip comes just weeks after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Arunachal Pradesh.
China strongly criticised that trip, accusing Mr Singh of ignoring its concerns.

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A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt

After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon finally managed to secure the 60 out of 100 points needed to pass the test.
The grandmother has spent more than 5m won ($4,200, £2,600) on application fees for the test.
Now Mrs Cha, who lives in Jeonju, 130 miles (210km) south of Seoul, must pass the practical test to get on the road.

'Don't give up'
According to the Korean Driver's Licence Agency, the 50-minute written test consists of 50 multiple-choice questions on road regulations and car maintenance.
Mrs Cha had been trying to pass it since 13 April 2005, the Korea Times reported.
She wanted a licence so that she could use a vehicle to sell vegetables and other goods, the newspaper said.
And her determination to pass the test has made her well-known at the Jeonju centre.
"She is really famous here. Not only agency employees but even some test-takers know her. Her challenging spirit is really amazing," one official was quoted as saying.
Speaking in February - after her 775th failure - Mrs Cha had appeared undaunted.
"I believe you can achieve your goal if you persistently pursue it," she told Reuters news agency. "So don't give up your dream, like me. Be strong and do your best."

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Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra has been made an economic adviser to the Cambodian government and Prime Minister Hun Sen

Mr Thaksin has been living in self-imposed exile since last year and faces a prison sentence for corruption if he returns to Thailand.
But Cambodia says it will refuse any requests for his extradition.
Relations between Cambodia and Thailand have been turbulent in recent months following a border dispute.
Mr Thaksin's new role seems unlikely to help the situation.
An official statement on Cambodian TV said Mr Thaksin was facing politically motivated charges in Thailand.
A government spokesman told the BBC that Cambodia valued Mr Thaksin's leadership qualities and business experience and that he would be an asset to the country.
Cambodia has been at loggerheads with the current Thai government over a disputed border near Preah Vihear temple.
Opposing troops have exchanged fire several times since the site received World Heritage status last year.
Cambodia has declared its frustration over a lack of progress in talks to resolve the issue.
Thailand has indicated that it will seek Mr Thaksin's extradition if he visits or takes up residence in Cambodia.
Protesters have already made their displeasure known. They demonstrated in front of the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok when the appointment was first proposed at the end of last month.

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Security forces in the Chinese province of Xinjiang have said they will "strike hard" against crime and disorder

Officials vowed to "root out" crime and and "change the face of the public security" in the western province, after deadly unrest earlier this year.
Nearly 200 people died in July's rioting between ethnic Uighurs and members of the majority Han group.
A total of 21 people have been found guilty of involvement in the unrest and 12 people have been sentenced to death.
The Xinjiang authorities, quoted in state media, said the "strike hard and rectify" campaign would run until the end of the year to "further consolidate the fruits of maintaining stability and eliminate security dangers".
They said they would "root out places where criminals breed, and change the face of the public security situation in these areas".
The Xinhua news agency said local police would continue to hunt down suspects in the riots and "keep a close eye on clues and cases involving terrorism and explosions".

'Swift justice'
The violence in Xinjiang erupted on 5 July, when protest by ethnic Uighurs left at least 197 people dead and another 1,700 injured. Two days later, groups of Han went looking for revenge as police struggled to restore order.
Most of those killed were Han, according to officials, and Urumqi's Han population had demanded swift justice.
Last week, the death sentences against 12 people were upheld by an appeals court.
China says it is facing a separatist uprising from Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, but critics say Beijing is exaggerating the threat to justify its tight control of the province.

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Six Chinese Uighur prisoners from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to the Pacific island nation of Palau, officials say

Lawyers for three of them said they had "arrived to freedom" early on Sunday.
Palau agreed in June to take up to a dozen Uighurs who were captured during the US-led war in Afghanistan but not later classified as "enemy combatants".
China wants them to be returned there, but the US says it cannot repatriate them due to the risk of mistreatment.
Beijing has frequently cracked down on Uighur dissidents, who it accuses of seeking an independent homeland in the western province of Xinjiang.
Four other Uighur detainees were resettled in Bermuda earlier this year, and another five went to Albania in 2006.

'Safe from oppression'
A law firm representing three of the six Uighurs released from Guantanamo on Saturday confirmed that they had arrived safely at their new home in the main town of Koror.
"These men want nothing more than to live peaceful, productive lives in a free, democratic nation safe from oppression by the Chinese," Eric Tirschwell of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel told the Associated Press.
"Thanks to Palau, which has graciously offered them a temporary home, they now have that chance," he added.
Mr Tirschwell said the men had already begun learning English and looked forward to become productive members of the community.
The men will live in a three-storey building which is a five-minute walk from Koror's only mosque, one of two on the island.
The President of Palau, Johnson Toribiong, told the BBC that the Uighers would be given a temporary home for as long as two years.
"Initially, they will be attending a crash course in the English language and of our culture and history for a couple of months. We'll interview them to find out about their skills, and then try to place them where they'll be gainfully employed," he said.
Palau has a Muslim population of about 500, mostly migrant workers from Bangladesh. Many face being deported due to lapsed work permits.

In addition to the six Uighurs who arrived on Sunday, the island nation has offered to take six of the seven others still being held at Guantanamo. One did not receive an invitation because of concerns about his mental health.
The American defence department decided last year that the Uighur detainees were not enemy combatants, but they were refused the right to settle in the US. China has demanded that the men be extradited but the US says they would face persecution.
Palau, a former US trust territory, is an archipelago of eight main islands plus more than 250 islets that is best known for diving and tourism and is located some 800km (500 miles) east of the Philippines.
The tiny nation has retained close ties with Washington since independence in 1994 when it signed a Compact of Free Association with the US. It relies heavily on the US for aid and defence, and does not have diplomatic relations with China.
The latest departures from Guantanamo occurred after the US Supreme Court, rejecting the government's position, said it would hear an appeal by the Uighurs, who have argued that they should be released onto US soil.
There are now 215 detainees remaining at the prison camp, which President Barack Obama has pledged to close by 22 January.

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A South Korean university lecturer has been charged with espionage after allegedly passing military information to the North

The man, identified only by his surname Lee, is said to have been recruited by the North while studying in India.
Prosecutors says he used his post on the state-run unification council to access sensitive military data.
The 37-year-old man is also alleged to have made unauthorised visits to the communist North.
The authorities and National Intelligence Service in Seoul said Mr Lee began spying for the North in 1992, after being approached while studying at the University of Delhi.
They say he had "vast amounts of confidential military information" on computers and storage devices.
The information found included army manuals and the location of South Korean government and military buildings.
Mr Lee is alleged to have received $50,000 (£30,000) from the North to fund his activities and to have travelled over the border to join the communist party.
South Korean prosecutor Yoon Kap-geun told the Yonhap news agency the fact that an "opinion former" could be a spy "tells our country to check its security system".
South Korea has reported several cases of espionage in recent years.
Among them was a woman posing as a defector from the North who was jailed in 2008 for obtaining secret information from South Korean military officers in exchange for sexual favours.

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A South Korean court has convicted the disgraced cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk of embezzlement over his stem cell research

He was given a two-year sentence suspended for three years.
The 56-year-old scientist's work had raised hopes of finding cures for diseases such as Alzheimer's.
But his research was declared bogus in 2005, and he was put on trial the following year for embezzlement and accepting money under false pretences.
Hwang's research made him a South Korean hero until revelations that it was false shocked the nation.
"He was guilty of fabrication," the Seoul court said, adding that Hwang illegally diverted a portion of the money he received for non-research related purposes.
Prosecutors had demanded a four-year prison term. But despite the conviction for embezzlement, Hwang was cleared of separate fraud charges and the judge found that he had "truly repented for his crime". His two-year sentence has been suspended for three years.

'Awe, then shock'
As soon as his colleagues at Seoul National University had concluded Hwang's work had been "intentionally fabricated", Hwang resigned and apologised.
"I sincerely apologise to the people for creating shock and disappointment," he said, after his fall from grace in 2005.
However he maintained that the science behind his work was sound, and that his country's scientists were still leading the field.
"I emphasise that patient-specific stem cells belong to South Korea and you are going to see this," he said.
The controversy caused shockwaves in South Korea, where the cloning pioneer was once widely considered a national hero.
However, Hwang and his team claimed to have created the world's first dog clone in 2005, an achievement which was independently confirmed.
Since 2002, he received $40m (£23m) in grants from the science and technology ministry alone. In May 2005, Hwang published a paper in the journal Science, saying his team had extracted material from cloned human embryos that identically matched the DNA of 11 patients.
It was claimed such a technique could be the key to providing personalised cures for diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
But an investigating university panel said that all 11 sets of data were derived from only two stem cell lines.
The panel said it still did not know whether those two stem cell clusters had actually been cloned.
"Based on these findings, data in the 2005 Science journal cannot be regarded as a simple accidental error but as intentional fabrication made out of two stem cells," the investigators said.
"This is a serious wrongdoing that has damaged the foundation of science," it said.
Scandal had earlier erupted when Hwang was forced to step down as chairman of South Korea's World Stem Cell Hub, after admitting that eggs for research were donated by his own female colleagues, in breach of guidelines.
The South Korean government stripped him of the license to carry out stem cell research in 2006, citing "ethical problems".
In his defence, Hwang has denied ordering his researchers to falsify results, saying at least one of them deceived him.
He has also denied he intentionally embezzled research funds, saying that absent-mindedness was to blame for any flawed book keeping.
Hwang still works in animal cloning at a local institute.

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Four Tibetans Executed in Lhasa

Reports have been received that four Tibetans have been executed in Lhasa on 20 October. On hearing the news of these summary executions, Norman Baker, President of Tibet Society and Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group, said “This is a shocking act by the Chinese authorities. It clearly shows there is no meaningful commitment on the part of the Chinese government to legal reform or internationally accepted standards of rule of law. That these executions have taken place within a few weeks of Minister of State Ivan Lewis’s visit to Tibet, makes a mockery of any claims by the British government to having any influence or effecting change and improvement for the Tibetan people’s civil and human rights by a softly softly approach. This act is one that we should all abhor and be deeply apprehensive about as it blatantly shows the utter disregard the Chinese government has to a whole raft of human rights issues we all take for granted."

Tibet Society CEO, Philippa Carrick added: "We call on the British government to issue an immediate statement condemning the executions in the strongest possible terms and we further call on the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary to scrutinise the Chinese government's legal procedures that led to these shocking executions. In May the British government admitted it had real cause for concern about the death sentences meted out to Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak. Now it is time for the government speak out and act on these concerns and hold the Chinese government to account. I am sure our supporters share our shock and outrage at this appalling turn of events and will also be writing to the Foreign Secretary asking for meaningful action from the government."

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) and Gu Chu Sum, two Tibetan NGOs who have direct contact with sources in Tibet, have received confirmed information from reliable sources that Lobsang Gyaltsen, Loyak (both of whom had received death sentences in April), Penkyi and an unnamed Tibetan thought to be from Ramoche area, were executed on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 at 11 am Chinese Standard Time in Toelung, near Lhasa. The executions took place under the supervision of the Lhasa Municipality Intermediate People’s Court for their alleged involvement in last year’s mass protest in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital. So far the executions have not been publically reported anywhere in the Chinese state media.

According to sources, the body of Lobsang Gyaltsen, from Lhubuk on the outskirts of Lhasa, was handed over to his family. His body was later immersed in Kyichu River by his wife, as his family is very poor and could not afford to carry out religious prayers for the deceased. Loyak's ashes have been reportedly handed over to his family.

Further clarification is being sought on the identity of Penkyi and the un-named Tibetan and under what charges and sentences their executions were carried out.

The original trials took place in April this year behind closed doors. The defendants did not have access to independent legal representation and there were no outside observers. There is no information on whether the Supreme People’s Court reviewed the cases of Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, who both received death sentences, as required under Chinese law where the death sentence is meted out. Nor is it known if Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak were given the opportunity to lodge appeals.

In May, Bill Rammell, the then Minister of State in the Foreign Office, stated: “We have received a number of reports from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) stating that the trials of those connected with the disturbances in Tibet in March 2008 were not compliant with international standards, and that the evidence against the individuals concerned was unsound and the convictions therefore unsafe. We have consistently expressed our concern at the need for proper due process for all those detained, and our belief that any trials should be conducted justly, fairly and transparently. The fact that independent observers were not allowed at these trials means that we have been unable to verify that the human rights of the defendants were respected, and that the trials were free from political interference. This, together with the reports from NGOs, does give us real cause for concern, as does the verdict of the death penalty, to which the UK is opposed in principle. As a consequence, and working closely with our EU counterparts, we are urging the Chinese authorities not to carry out the sentences imposed on those convicted.”

Asian leaders at a regional summit in Thailand have officially launched a new human rights watchdog, officials said

Campaigners say the body will do little to deter rights violators because it has no power to punish members.
The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are meeting under heavy security at the beach resort of Cha-Am.
Anti-government protesters forced the cancellation of the previous attempt to hold the summit in April.
The economy, climate change and disaster management are also on the summit's agenda.

'Promote, not protect'
After the opening ceremony, the representatives of the 10 summit nations signed into being the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights.
Correspondents say the new commission is in part a response to criticism that the region is soft on human rights abuses by member nations such as Burma. But observers have queried whether it will have sufficient powers to make a real difference.
The commission has no power to punish members such as Burma who violate rights and is meant to promote rather than protect human rights, activists say.
The Asean summit was preceded by reports that an earlier effort by Asean to call for an amnesty for detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was blocked by Burma.
Rights campaigners have said half the Asean governments have rejected representatives nominated by regional rights groups for the commission and replaced them with their own.
The leaders are also due to discuss plans to expand regional trade and investment - in particular with China - and in the longer term the goal of establishing an EU-style regional community
They are also expected to issue a declaration backing this December's global climate change talks in Copenhagen.
Talks will also be held with leaders of non-Asean countries in the wider region, including Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

'Neighbours'
Tension between summit host Thailand and neighbouring Cambodia was sparked ahead of the summit following the offer by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen of sanctuary to the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a coup in 2006.
Relations between the two neighbours were already strained by a territorial dispute centred on the ancient Preah Vihear temple on their shared border.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen stayed away from the summit's opening to host visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
Several leaders were also unable to attend the opening. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo was delayed due to Typhoon Lupit, the third major storm in a month to hit the country, Indonesia was swearing in President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono's new cabinet and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was presenting the government's budget to parliament.

'Heavy security'
Some 18,000 security personnel have thrown a cordon around the meeting venue in Cha-am, some 200km (125 miles) south of Bangkok, say reports.
Another 18,000 are said to be on alert, and special powers to impose curfews and restrict freedom of movement have been granted in case of protests.
Roadblocks have been set up and local fishermen even prevented from going out to sea.
Correspondents say Thai authorities were humiliated when protesters overcame thin police lines at the last Asean summit in the Thai resort of Pattaya last April - forcing the whole event to be cancelled.

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Dozens of ethnic Uighurs have disappeared since being detained in the wake of the riots in China's Xinjiang region, a human rights group has said

Human Rights Watch said the 43 men and teenaged boys were taken in police sweeps of Uighur districts of Urumqi, and had since vanished without a trace.
The riots and protests in the city in early July left nearly 200 people dead.
China's central government declined to answer questions about those detained by the authorities in Xinjiang.
It referred questions about the ethnic unrest to the regional government, which also did not respond to enquiries from the BBC.

'Not global leadership'
"The cases we documented are likely just the tip of the iceberg," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
The rights group is calling for the Chinese government to give details of everyone it is holding in detention.
In a report on the disappeared people, HRW said the police had searched two Uighur areas of Urumqi immediately after the riots. At least 43 people were taken away and had not been heard of since.
"According to witnesses, the security forces sealed off entire neighbourhoods, searching for young Uighur men," the group said.
HRW said most of those taken away were young Uighur men in their 20s. The youngest are reported to have been 12 and 14.
In many cases, families had been unable to find out what had happened to their relatives, said Human Rights Watch, whose report was based on interviews with local people.
"China should only use official places of detention so that everyone being held can contact family members and legal counsel," said Mr Adams.
"Disappearing people is not the behaviour of countries aspiring to global leadership."
Ethnic Uighurs, the original inhabitants of Xinjiang, went on the rampage after reports of Uighur deaths in southern China.
They mainly targeted Urumqi's Han Chinese community - a group that has moved into the western region more recently - killing scores of people.
Uighurs say their culture has been undermined since the arrival of millions of Han people from other parts of China.
Two months after the riots by Uighurs, Hans staged their own protests.
Afterwards, a confused pictured emerged about exactly how many people had been arrested, partly due to a reluctance by the authorities to provide detailed figures.
At one point the authorities said more than 1,500 people were in detention, but so far only a handful have been prosecuted.
The first trials began last week. A total of nine people have been sentenced to death for their involvement in the riots.
Critics say the trials do not meet international standards.

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China is planning to send teams of experts to the United States, Europe and Asia to find looted treasure

The teams will be looking for precious items stolen from Beijing's former Summer Palace nearly 150 years ago.
Chinese experts believe 1.5 million items could have been taken from the site, which was destroyed by British and French troops.
Over recent years, China has become increasingly active in its efforts to raise the issue of stolen treasures.

'Long road home'
The latest expedition abroad was announced by Chen Mingjie, the director of the former palace's management office.
He said the first team will be sent to the US, where they will scour museums, libraries and private collections.
Experts will also visit Europe - principally the UK and France - and search Chinese collections across Asia, particularly those in Japan.
"We don't really know how many relics were plundered, since the catalogue of treasure was burned during the catastrophe," the state-run China Daily newspaper reported Mr Chen as saying.
"But based on our rough calculations, about 1.5 million relics are housed in more than 200 museums in 47 countries," he added.

He told another Chinese newspaper that the aim of the mission was simply to work out what had been taken from the palace.
He said this project was not being carried out in order to get the foreign collections to give back the items.
"Because of many factors, the road we need to take to get back cultural relics that have been lost overseas is a long one," he told the Beijing News.
"We will continue to work hard, but getting them back will not be easy."
China set up a fund in 2002 with the aim of getting back stolen cultural treasures.
The fund's administrators use its resources to try to persuade overseas collectors and museums to give back items or buy them themselves when they are put up for sale.

'Ruins on show'
Stolen treasure is a sensitive subject in China because it reminds ordinary people of a period when the country was weak.
Most items were looted and taken abroad between 1840 to 1949 when China was invaded by a number of foreign powers.
Just how sensitive this issue is was revealed earlier year when two bronze animal-head statues - taken from the old Summer Palace - were put up for auction.
The statues were two of 12 that once made up an elaborate fountain at the former palace. There was anger from both the Chinese government and ordinary people when they went on sale.
China's leaders continue to remind their citizens about incidents like the destruction of the old Summer Palace, which was looted and then burnt down by a joint British and French force in 1860.
The European allies were at the time trying to persuade China to open up more of the country to Western trade.
The former palace is now a park, where visitors can still see some ruined palaces among the trees and lakes.
Visitors are given guided tours of the destruction and reminded just who did the damage.

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A senior North Korean diplomat will be allowed a rare visa to visit the US later this month, officials have said

The diplomat, Ri Gun, is the deputy negotiator in stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. There have been recent moves to restart the talks.
One report said Mr Ri would attend a forum in California, while another said he was going to a meeting in New York.
He is also expected to discuss the nuclear issue in an informal meeting with a senior US counterpart.
"The State Department has decided to authorise the issuance of visas for Ambassador Ri Gun and his delegation to attend conferences in the United States in late October," said State Department spokesman Ian Kelly in a statement.
Kim Myong Gil, a minister at North Korea's UN mission, told the Associated Press news agency that Mr Ri would attend a private security forum in California.
AP cited a senior US source as saying Mr Ri was expected to discuss nuclear matters with a senior US diplomat during his visit.
Reuters news agency cited an unnamed source as saying Mr Ri would likely meet US diplomat Sung Kim, though the source said he had been granted a visa to attend a meeting of North Korean experts and scholars in New York.
Earlier this month North Korea said it was willing to return to multi-party negotiations on its nuclear programme, but it has said it wants direct negotiations with the US first.
The US has said it is willing to engage directly with North Korea, but only as part of a return to six-party forum party talks that Pyongyang pulled out of in April.
The six-party talks involve the two Koreas, China, the US, Russia and Japan.
Tensions have risen in recent months after North Korea launched a series of missiles and conducted an underground nuclear test - drawing UN sanctions in response.
The US wants North Korea to recommit to abandoning its nuclear programmes.

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