Manila, Washington to finalise intel pact by year end
The agreement is considered crucial in addressing shared concerns over China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea.
Trilateral youth summit opens in Busan
Under the agenda of trilateral security, economic and technological cooperation, Indo-Pacific strategy and expanded civilian exchanges, 50 youths -- 15 each from the US, Korea and…
Gaza war not religious, Indonesia foreign minister says
FM Retno LP Marsudi said this during her opening remarks at the International Conference on Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy on Wednesday in Jakarta, while highlighting that…
PM Kishida, President Yoon meet on sidelines of NATO Summit; discuss concern over Russia-NK ties
At the meeting, Kishida and Yoon also agreed that the Japanese and South Korean governments will actively communicate in preparation for next year’s 60th anniversary of the 1965…
NATO condemns North Korea-Russia weapons exports as Yoon moves to bolster security cooperation
In a communique released on Wednesday, the Washington Summit Declaration, the 32 NATO countries stated in Article 25 that North Korea, together with Iran, is "fuelling Russia’s…
Stronger stance on China’s Russia support, Ukraine aid: Key points from NATO summit declaration
The declaration said the allies intend to provide Ukraine with minimum funding of €40 billion (S$58.4 billion) in military aid within the next year.
Japan, NATO to establish confidential info sharing line
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to reach an agreement on Thursday in conjunction with an ongoing NATO summit in…
Japan, Germany to create economic security framework as latter tries to lower excessive reliance on China
Under the plan, Japan and Germany aim to deepen policy coordination to counter economic coercive actions that pressure other countries by placing trade restrictions on them.
China urges US not to support ‘Tibet independence’ forces
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian's remarks came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a press statement extended best wishes to the Dalai Lama on his 89th birthday,…
President Yoon to bring up Russia-N.Korea ties during NATO meeting visit
The time is ripe for Russia to "sensibly" choose South Korea or North Korea over where its national interest lies, President Yoon also said in the interview with Reuters.