Japan announces sanctions against Russia, bans trade with separatist regions in Ukraine
The economic sanctions include suspending the issuance of visas and freezing assets of parties in the two regions.
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China accuses US of adding fuel to Ukraine crisis
Washington has not responded to Russia's security guarantee proposals, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said.
Taiwan urged not to exploit Ukraine crisis
China's Foreign ministry says comparisons by DPP authorities lack understanding
Moon says Ukraine’s sovereignty must be respected
South Korea will actively participate in peace efforts, he said, presiding over an unscheduled meeting of the National Security Council.
US sending wrong signal by launching Indo-Pacific strategy, Wang tells Blinken
Beijing also warned the United States not to bring the two countries to a point of full confrontation.
Japan mulls sanctions on semiconductor exports to Russia, with G7
Tokyo has begun coordinating economic sanctions against Russia in the event of a military invasion of Ukraine.
China to sanction US weapons firms over arms sale
The two US weapon companies - Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin - have long been involved in the United States' arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry official said.
S. Korea, US, Japan commit to aligning approaches on N. Korea
The high-level meeting came after Pyongyang fired off nine ballistic missiles and two land-attack cruise missiles in January.
After Olympic furore, US envoy says hanbok Korean
The top US diplomat to South Korea released a photo donning hanbok and backing its origin as Korean.
North Korea holds key parliamentary meeting in Kim Jong Un’s absence
There was no separate message toward Washington or Seoul amid heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula.