China says North Korea's top diplomat to visit

Chinese foreign ministry statement on Thursday said "foreign minister of the DPRK Choe Son Hui will visit China from September 27 to 30" following an invitation from Beijing's top diplomat Wang Yi. Earlier this month, Kim told China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing that it was his "steadfast will" to "steadily develop" bilateral relations. The leaders also affirmed the "friendly feelings" between the two countries, Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency reported.