The two sides may also discuss the instability in West Asia in the hope of drawing up a strategy against the Islamic State terrorist group, the report said.
The two ships marked the resumption of trips to the Xisha Islands following a suspension of more than 300 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The two prospective members will officially join AIIB once they complete the required domestic processes and deposit the first installment of capital with the bank.
The two countries have made progress in bilateral relations since the establishment of diplomatic ties decades ago despite twists and turns, Li said. President Xi Jinping and Trump have met several times and maintained communications, he said.
The two policy tools were not the central bank's first attempt to funnel capital directly into the real economy.
The two Koreas also agreed to field a joint women's ice hockey team, while holding a joint cultural event at Mount Kumgang, a scenic resort in the DPRK's eastern region, before the opening ceremony.
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The trip route of the 165-tourist group, organized by China Youth Tourism Service (CYTS), one of the biggest tour operators in China, covers Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.
The two Koreas launched an 18-day joint inspection on the DPRK's railways on Nov 30, and they have already conducted a joint survey of roads along the western Korean Peninsula.
The two-way platform will help connect high-growth innovative start-ups from the two countries with investors and venture capital, and provide professional investment and financing services to support development.
The two countries are close partners in the joint development of the Belt and Road Initiative, said Ma Yu, a senior researcher at the Beijing-based China Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, adding the two countries have highly complementary economic and industrial structures.