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By Ju-min Park and Christine Kim South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that North Korea must cease making...
Duterte says US has lost, aligns Philippines with China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his “separation” from the United States on Thursday, declaring that it had “lost” and he had realigned with China as...
US, China ratify Paris climate deal, setting stage for G20
China and the United States ratified the Paris agreement to cut climate-warming emissions on Saturday, marking a major step toward the enactment of the pact...
Queen caught on camera calling Chinese officials ‘very rude’ (Updated)
By Estelle Shirbon Queen Elizabeth has been caught on camera saying Chinese officials were “very rude” during a state visit to Britain by President Xi...
Xi absent as China marks low key Nanjing Massacre anniversary
China marked in low-key fashion its second national memorial day for the Nanjing Massacre on Sunday, with President Xi Jinping skipping the main event and...
Japanese PM Abe makes ritual offering at Yasukuni shrine, irks neighbours
By Elaine Lies and Kiyoshi Takenaka Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering on Tuesday to a Tokyo shrine for war dead, irking...
Biden calls for trust with China amid airspace dispute
By Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that relations between Washington and Beijing had to be based on...
China opens key meeting to set reform agenda
By Benjamin Kang Lim and Ben Blanchard Chinese leaders began a four-day secret meeting on Saturday to set a reform agenda for the next decade...
China court upholds life sentence for Bo Xilai
By Michael Martina A court in eastern China rejected an appeal by ousted senior politician Bo Xilai on Friday and, as expected, upheld his life...
Obama holds out over Syria air strikes at G20 summit
By Steve Gutterman and Matt Spetalnick U.S. President Barack Obama defied pressure to abandon plans for air strikes against Syria at a summit on Friday...