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WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is preparing to visit the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily armed border between South Korea and North Korea.
The White House is releasing details of Biden's itinerary for his weeklong trip to Asia aimed at showing the U.S. remains focused on the region. Biden departs Sunday for Japan, China and South Korea.
Biden will visit the DMZ Saturday following a ceremony honoring U.S. troops who died during the Korean War, which ended 60 years ago. The border visit will likely highlight the conflict over North Korea's nuclear program.
In Tokyo, Biden will meet with Japan's prime minister and lawmakers. He'll meet with China's president in Beijing and with South Korea's president in Seoul. Biden will also give a speech in South Korea on U.S. policy in Asia.
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