A rare reminder of the bad old days had been a meeting in Hanoi between North Korean and Japanese officials to discuss the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korea in the1970 s and80 s.

• 朝日河内会谈讨论了朝鲜在上世纪70年代到80年代绑架日本人事件，这勾起了双方不愉快的过去。