TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday (June 16) called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to jointly overcome their mutual distrust, as he confirmed ongoing efforts to arrange a Japan-North Korea summit. In a television … Read More
Could totalitarian North Korea one day become an opportunity for American businesses? President Donald Trump is due to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday for a summit that the United States hopes will lead to North Korean nuclear disarmament. US … Read More
President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan at the White House on June 7. Japan could be left vulnerable depending on the substance of Mr. Trump’s meeting with North Korea about denuclearization.CreditAndrew Harnik/Associated Press TOKYO — Even if … Read More
Neighboring giants China and Russia have both stressed the value of a strategic partnership amid faltering relations with the US. Russian President Vladimir Putin was handed a medal by his Chinese counterpart. Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian leader Vladimir … Read More
The historic summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on. “We’ll be meeting on June 12 in Singapore,” the president confirmed to reporters after hosting an hour-long meeting with a top North Korean official in the … Read More
Two US B-52 bombers flew within the vicinity of the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea Monday, according to a US defense official. The flyovers came a day after Secretary of Defense James Mattis called Beijing out over … Read More
No one should be surprised by the position in which Angela Merkel and Europe find themselves today. But only a dangerous fool would celebrate German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: AP One of the most common mistakes European leaders make in … Read More
Finished steel coils sit in a storage warehouse. President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports from China. CHRIS RATCLIFFE/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES Recent days have presented a dizzying series of reversalsfollowed by reversals of reversals over whether, when, or … Read More
Lightning behind an aircraft carrier in the Strait of Malacca. Credit: pxhere.com Most analysts agree that China and the U.S. are locked in a seminal long-term struggle for dominance in Asia. With the military of both sides engaging in nearly … Read More
Wine exports set to flow, but iron ore and pork sectors wary of rising tensions. A woman browses for wine in China’s Jiangsu Province. Australian wine producers look to increase exports to China after Beijing raised tariffs on U.S. vintages. … Read More