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Moon in N.Korea to boost waning de-nuke hopes
Kyodo News, Published on 18/09/2018
» SEOUL/PYONGYANG: South Korean President Moon Jae In was warmly welcomed Tuesday as he became the country's third president to visit Pyongyang, amid drastic changes in the situation surrounding efforts to denuclearise North Korea since the beginning of this year.
China no longer No. 1 source of US imports, 1st time since 2008
Kyodo News, Published on 08/02/2024
» China was the second-biggest source of imported goods in the United States last year on a customs-cleared basis, losing the top spot it had held since 2008 to Mexico, official trade data showed Wednesday.
Indonesia leader to meet Putin in Moscow
Kyodo News, Published on 15/06/2022
» Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Moscow for a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on June 30, according to a Russian news agency.
US to host Asean leaders in late March
Kyodo News, Published on 01/03/2022
» The United States will host a special summit meeting with Southeast Asian nations in late March, a US official said on Monday, as the administration of President Joe Biden seeks to step up engagement with the region seen as the key to countering China's increasing clout.
US mulls summit with Asean leaders in Washington in Jan - sources
Kyodo News, Published on 28/11/2021
» The United States is planning to host an in-person summit of President Joe Biden and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Washington in January, Asean sources have said.
N. Korea seems to restart reactor operations, says IAEA
Kyodo News, Published on 30/08/2021
» North Korea seems to have resumed operations of its main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, the UN atomic agency has said, as the country's denuclearisation talks with the United States have been stalled for about two years.
UK formally requests to join free trade pact
Kyodo News, Published on 01/02/2021
» The United Kingdom made a formal request Monday to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, the first accession application by a member outside the 11 participating Pacific countries.
Biden says he'll confront China on abuses but open to cooperation
Kyodo News, Published on 05/02/2021
» WASHINGON: US President Joe Biden said he will counter what he called China's economic abuses and aggressive behaviour by rebuilding alliances he believes his predecessor undermined, while signaling his readiness to explore areas of cooperation with Beijing.
Trump, Biden clash over pandemic in first presidential debate
Kyodo News, Published on 30/09/2020
» WASHINGTON: Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed over the coronavirus pandemic and other issues in their first head-to-head debate ahead of the Nov 3 US election, with Biden attempting to highlight the incumbent's incompetence.
Trump doesn't condemn N. Korea over missile launches
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday did not condemn North Korea for launching two new short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.