SEOUL - North Korea said on Saturday that denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, which South Korea said will be discussed in a summit with China later that day, is an unrealisable \"pipe dream,\" according to state media KCNA.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said the Trump administration supports repealing the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria through the National Defense Authorization Act, which is being discussed by U.S. lawmakers.
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has met with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, for their first face-to-face talks in six years. Trump emerged from the meeting in South Korea in a buoyant mood, describing it as a 12 on a scale of one to ten. He is now saying the US will
This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. China has emerged as an economic and strategic competitor of the United States in South America. As part of the Belt and Road Initiative, China has funneled $1.3 billion into the new
It was 12 out of 10, said US president Donald Trump when reporting back on his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The two men met in the South Korean city of Busan on October 30, the first time they have come together face to face since 2019. That, in itself, must
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Christianity faces a threat in Nigeria and he was adding the West African nation to a State Department watch list.
Missions on China’s Shenzhou-21 spacecraft involve trios of astronauts on six-month stays in space.
BEIJING - China's Shenzhou-21 space rocket and its crew including the youngest member of its astronaut corps blasted off on Friday atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, Chinese state media reported.
Vienna has so far refused to accredit Taliban-appointed diplomats.
Amid trade tensions and sharp divisions, all eyes are on whether Apec leaders will be able to issue a joint communique when the annual meetings conclude on Nov 1.
ANKARA - Foreign ministers of some Muslim countries will meet in Istanbul on Monday to discuss the Gaza ceasefire and next steps there, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday, voicing concern over whether the ceasefire will continue.
She has assuaged fears that her hawkish views as a lawmaker would destabilise international relations.
WARSAW - Poland said on Friday that its jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea for the third time this week.
Analysts, however, warn that it does not mean Taipei can rest easy.
Japan and China have long been at odds over historical, territorial and other issues.
In an interview with CNA Presenter Yasmin Jonkers, Cebu Pacific CEO Mike Szucs discusses the budget airline's fleet expansion and sustainability push.
KYIV - Ukraine destroyed one of Russia's intermediate-range Oreshnik missiles in a special operation in summer 2023, the head of the SBU security service said on Friday.
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi spoke to China’s President Xi Jinping in their first formal meeting.
BRUSSELS - European Union countries remain split over their new climate change target and are still debating changes, just days before their ministers are due to approve the goal, according to diplomats and EU documents seen by Reuters on Friday.
Besides crowd control, there is also a ban on public alcohol consumption.
The online booklet stoked heated debate on social media and faced accusations of sexism.
In 1925, power in Asia was visible: gunboats on rivers, foreign police in Chinese streets, tram boycotts you could photograph. In 2025, it’s programmable: licenses that renew on a clock, standards embedded in software, compliance that lives in dashboards. That is the most
CAPE TOWN - On the first Saturday in November each year, trail runners take on a unique challenge in Cape Town to summit the three mountain peaks that surround the city in a test of endurance that was first attempted 128 years ago.
Canada remains embroiled in a bitter trade dispute with the US, its biggest trading partner.
GYEONGJU, South Korea/BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping met with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday, with the leaders vowing to advance bilateral relations and Carney accepting Xi’s invitation to visit China.
Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Openg also outlined plans to expand cooperation with Singapore beyond the energy sector.
China is South Korea’s largest trading partner and Seoul regards Beijing as a key force for stabilising supply chains.
On October 21 in Astana, Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev used a meeting of the bilateral Supreme Interstate Council and a paired business forum to move existing machinery into coordinated use. At the head-of-state level, the Supreme Interstate Council assigned
GYEONGJU, South Korea - Most Asia-Pacific countries want and are heading in the direction of free and open trade, a senior official at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) secretariat said, as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs overshadowed the forum's annual summit.
Fresh from $5 trillion valuation, global chips giant Nvidia has signed deals with LG, Hyundai and Samsung
SANAA - Forty-three detained local United Nations staff will face trial on suspicion of links to an Israeli airstrike that assassinated top Houthi leaders in August, the acting foreign minister of Yemen’s Houthi government, Abdulwahid Abu Ras, told Reuters.
The franchise is the inspiration for many other superhero shows that have aired in Asia.
As global investors grow wary of Donald Trump’s dollar, they’re increasingly taking the Chinese yuan out for a ride. Data from China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that fixed-income assets held by banks outside the country more than doubled over the past
The passenger, who had travelled from Malaysia, was given the rare apes by a syndicate for delivery in India.
Preliminary studies showed that the ship, believed to date back to the 13th century, is made of saga wood.
In his first job interview with Reuters, Anthony Grey was asked why he wanted to cover international news. To be mixed up in important events, he said.
Hideaki Nozu fatally shot and killed his 75-year-old grandmother, 22-year-old brother and 47-year-old mother.
Dong had told Hegseth the United States must exercise caution in both words and actions over Taiwan.
A record high of 191,958 students were absent from school for 90 days or more in the 2024 academic year.
Pheu Thai members elected Julapun Amornvivat, a former deputy finance minister.
This comes as the two countries try to close a trade deal and tide over tense ties after Trump's 50% tariffs on India.
Out of the side two weeks ago, Jemimah Rodrigues brings India within touching distance of creating history and bringing home a third world title.
He reiterated his point after being asked the same question on Oct 31, more than a week after it was first broached.
While Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government has repeatedly touted Malaysia as a high-value destination for foreign investment, international portfolio capital continues to leave the country’s financial markets.
Many Asian nations are wary of China's stated support given its muscular defence posture in the region.
The seized products were reportedly worth more than 100 million baht (US$3.09 million).
