South Korea, China to open channel on security, resume talks on free trade agreement
President Yoon asks Beijing to be “bastion of peace” amid Moscow’s military cooperation with Pyongyang.
China demands expanded survey of soil, pre-treated water at Fukushima
Japan rejects demand, citing international standards.
US firms in Taiwan arms sales penalised, move to safeguard China’s national security
US companies General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security will be barred from engaging in China-related import or…
Unification Minister warns against trusting North Korea’s intentions of denuclearization
The minister's remarks directly contradict the memoir of former President Moon Jae-in, in which he wrote that Kim Jong-un "earnestly explained his commitment to denuclearization."
South Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
The Yasukuni Shrine is dedicated to around 2.5 million Japanese who died in wars from the 19th century onward. However, it is controversial because that number includes 1,068…
Prabowo holds meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Earlier in his meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi, FM Wang said that China and Indonesia had pledged to strengthen economic ties and maintain peace and…
Russia, China efforts won’t halt new North Korea sanctions monitoring: US envoy
The United States and its allied countries will ultimately develop an alternative mechanism to replace the soon-to-be-dissolved UN panel of experts tasked with monitoring…
China-US military ties seen as key to stability
Mutual trust between the two militaries is at a low level, and it must be built up step by step to prevent military conflicts between China and the US, which neither side desires,…
US envoy to UN warns China, Russia not to hide North Korea’s ‘bad behaviour’
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the UN, also urged Pyongyang to "say yes" to Washington's repeated calls for dialogue without preconditions.
2024 Diplomatic Bluebook highlights Japan-China dialogue amid military concerns
A notable feature of this edition is the reinstatement of the phrase “mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests” for the first time in five years…