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Seoul - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on the second day of a visit to his Sou

Seoul - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was welcomed Thursday at a Seoul airport by Prime Minister Han Seung Soo on his first visit to his homeland since taking the top post at the international body last year.

"I am so happy and moved to visit my homeland and meet you 18 months after I took office in January of last year," Ban told reporters and officials waiting for him at a military airport just south of Seoul.

Ban is on a five-day visit and will meet with Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan, Prime Minister Han and President Lee Myung Bak on the situation on the divided Korean peninsula, north-east Asian regional issues as well as co-operation between South Korea and the United Nations.

Beijing - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged China to play a bigger role in international affairs, as he began a series of meetings with the country's top leaders. 

Beijing - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday began a three-day visit to China during which he was scheduled to hold talks with President Hu Jintao and other leaders.

Tokyo - UN leader Ban Ki-moon ur