SEOUL, June 3 - South Korea and the U.S. held inaugural talks this week to discuss nuclear cooperation under a joint fact sheet on security agreed by U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung last year, Seoul said on Wednesday.
It added that China had no right to claim to speak on its behalf over the maritime boundary issue.
One of the most notable outcomes of last month’s Xi-Trump summit in Beijing was not tangible. Rather, it was Xi Jinping’s introduction of a new authoritative formulation, or tífǎ, for US-China relations. Such authoritative concepts have long been an important means for the
India’s Animal Welfare Board must give permission for elephants to be used in films.
TOKYO — The billionaire CEOs who accompanied US President Donald Trump to Beijing last month are probably feeling some whiplash. Some of that disorientation comes from Trump himself — a president who built two campaigns on confronting China and has since recast himself as an
Investigators believe the victims of the theft had intended to use the cash to buy gold in Hong Kong.
At least 40 people have been rescued so far, the police said.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn granted pardons to selected prisoners to mark Queen Suthida's birthday on Jun 3, the official royal gazette stated.
It is estimated that as much as 80 per cent of nicotine consumption in Australia in 2025 was illegal.
The prosecution contends the soldiers did not act on orders but on their own initiative.
South Korea allows certain foreign nationals to vote in local elections - those aged 18 or older who have held permanent residency status for at least three years are eligible to cast ballots.
The vessels were carrying tin and heading towards Singapore.
Under Singapore’s increasingly sweltering skies, the lobby of the Shangri-La Hotel in late May 2026 offered a revealing snapshot of a world edging toward deeper fragmentation. The 23rd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue, held from May 29 to 31, brought together representatives
The raid came just hours after President Prabowo Subianto sacked the head of the agency, Dadan Hindayana, which an official said was linked to governance and food quality concerns.
MOSCOW, June 3 - President Vladimir Putin has read long-term ally Armenia the riot act: persist in wanting to join the European Union and you can kiss goodbye to cheap Russian oil and gas.
The raid came just hours after President Prabowo sacked the head of the agency.
It was unclear whether the drone was launched by Myanmar's military or ethnic armed groups.
This move is in response to the surge in prices of naphtha, a key raw material for printing ink.
In the dog days of summer 70 years ago, Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal. The move triggered the invasion of Egypt by a joint force of British, French and Israeli troops. Although the military operation was a success, it was a diplomatic
No plenary sessions have been held in the past two days.
MANILA, June 3 - Philippine President Marcos Jr. called on the Senate to \"get back to work,\" expressing disbelief on Wednesday that an impasse in the upper chamber has stalled urgent legislative duties ahead of a congressional break.
Tokyo reiterated the view that the delimitation will not cause any problem under international laws.
The 21-year-old was charged with negligent driving.
A bizarre conference incident opens wider questions over Indonesia’s academic integrity.
The expiry of the outlet’s tenancy lease was cited as the reason for its closure.
The centrepiece programme of Prabowo's government has left tens of thousands of school children ill.
Beijing has long called for easing the burden of local cadres and reining in formalism and bureaucratic excess - a long-standing challenge within China’s vast administrative system.
About 28,500 US troops are stationed in South Korea to help guard against the nuclear-armed North.
BANGKOK, June 3 - Cambodia is betting on a little-used UN arbitration process known as \"compulsory conciliation\" to resolve a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand and unlock what it says are billions of dollars in potential oil and gas resources.
Both Cambodia and Thailand lay claim to about 26,000 sq km of sea in the Gulf of Thailand.
Those of us who have spent years chronicling the long, tragicomic history of American diplomacy in the Middle East could be forgiven a certain weary déjà vu watching Secretary of State Marco Rubio convene Israeli and Lebanese officials at the State Department in April. The
Authorities say the registration system will help regulate the refugee population, strengthen security oversight and improve refugees' welfare.
CarryMen employees don't just carry shopping bags - they also push prams and queue up at food counters.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a commentary by analyst Kim Myong Chol, who said remarks by a US General showed the US as "the chieftain of harassing peace and the world's worst war empire".
Evacuation advisories were issued to hundreds of thousands of residents in eight prefectures across southwestern, central and eastern Japan.
Australia is seeking to counter Beijing’s influence in the Solomon Islands.
He said candidate announcements would be made only through the coalition party's official channels.
The fire broke out in a densely populated neighbourhood in Central Jakarta at night on June 1.
CANBERRA, June 3 - The Solomon Islands will negotiate a comprehensive strategic treaty with Australia and review a security agreement with China, the Pacific country's new prime minister said on Wednesday.
Intel chief executive officer Tan Lip-Bu was speaking at Computex, Asia's largest tech trade show on June 2.
An earlier report said Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and SK Telecom will also gain access to Mythos.
The bear, which injured four people in the attack on Tuesday, remains on the loose within the factory compound.
Critics have called for the free school meals programme to be suspended over hygiene concerns and accusations of corruption.
