Asia

US defence chief visits China as tensions simmer

  by Paul Handley © Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) - US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Beijing on…

Koreas hold talks on connecting railway

SOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North and South Korea held talks Tuesday on connecting the railways that run across their…

Mnuchin rebuts reports on new China investmernt restrictions

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday denounced media reports detailing plans to impose restrictions…

World reaction to Erdogan’s election victory

PARIS France (AFP) -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a decisive victory in an election that will give him…

Mattis visits China amid Korea talks, strategic tensions

by Paul HANDLEY Agence France-Presse EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, United States (AFP)--US Secretary of Defense James Mattis will make his…

Koreas discuss reunions for war-separated families

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North and South Korea on Friday held Red Cross talks to discuss resuming reunions for…

N. Korea ‘already starting’ denuclearization: Trump

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- North Korea has already begun its denuclearization, US President Donald Trump said Thursday, after many observers…

Japan halts missile drills after Trump-Kim summit: reports

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has halted evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack in the wake of historic…

Moon suggests Russian gas be piped to Koreas, Japan

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- New pipelines could be laid to bring Russian gas through North Korea to the South…

North Korea’s Kim hails ‘unity’ with China in new visit

by Becky Davis Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Kim Jong Unwrapped up Wednesday his third visit to China…

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