Topic: East Asia
US, South Korean envoys meet as China pushes to restart North Korea nuclear weapons talksSouth Korea's envoy to stalled North Korean nuclear talks is meeting with senior U.S. officials as China and the North reportedly are pushing for the disarmament negotiations to ...
Japan imposed new sanctions Friday against Iran, including an assets freeze on people and entities linked to its contentious nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions. Japan also said it would suspend any new oil and gas investments in Iran, but ...
Japan's cabinet Friday approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media reported. The step comes a month after Tokyo approved punitive measures in line with a June ...
US National Economic Council chairman Larry Summers will visit China next week for talks on bilateral relations, China announced Thursday. Summers and Deputy National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon will visit China September 5-8, foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. The National ...
The United States said Wednesday it planned more consultations with its partners after hearing China's perspective on reviving stalled six-party nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea. The non-committal notes from Washington came as a delegation led by China's top nuclear envoy Wu ...
Former president Jimmy Carter on Tuesday gave a rundown on his visit to North Korea to the current US administration, which insisted that Pyongyang carry out commitments before any negotiations. Carter, who last week brought home an American teacher who was imprisoned ...
Former US president Jimmy Carter returned Friday to a hero's welcome as he brought home safely an American national sentenced to eight years hard labor in North Korea. Friends and family gathered excitedly at Boston's Logan International Airport to greet Aijalon Mahli ...
Jimmy Carter secures release of American imprisoned in North Korea since JanuaryA smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes' face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for Boston on Friday, seven months after his arrest in North Korea. ...
Former US president Jimmy Carter flew out of North Korea Friday after securing the release of an American citizen and a pledge from Pyongyang that it wants to resume nuclear disarmament talks. The Nobel peace laureate left the reclusive communist state with ...
Japan's foreign minister warned India on Saturday against conducting any new nuclear tests, saying such a move would force a halt to any civilian nuclear cooperation between the two countries. The warning came a day after India's cabinet approved a long-delayed draft ...
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