‘India is the biggest, most influential, growing democracy… China can never disregard you’

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South Korea Ambassador to India Shin Bongkil says he is “cautiously optimistic” about North Korea’s denuclearisation promise, hopes for gradual integration of the two Korean nations, believes PM Modi’s pledge to make India a $5 trillion economy is not just … Read More

If the US military withdraws from Korea, China will be a big loser

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Michael Heng says while Beijing has good reason to be wary of American hegemony in the region, it must realise that a US military withdrawal would encourage unwanted developments – nuclear-armed neighbours in a unified Korea and Japan. The Kim-Trump summit in Singapore has … Read More

China sounds out Japan and South Korea for another summit about North Korea this year, sources say

The proposed talks in Beijing in December would be the second such summit this year, and could represent Beijing’s attempt to hold sway in the wake of the Trump-Kim meeting. China has sounded out Japan and South Korea to hold … Read More

Japan urges North Korea to jointly break mutual distrust

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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

Here’s how global financial markets may react if the North Korea summit is a success … or failure

–If President Trump and Kim Jong Un come closer to an agreement, Chinese stocks are particularly poised to benefit, according to CNBC analysis using Kensho, a quantitative analytics tool used by hedge funds. –When worries about North Korea’s nuclear threat … Read More

Chinese companies may invest in North Korea. American not so much

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

How Japan Might Lose Out in the Korea Talks

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

Trump Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Ahead Of North Korea Summit

President Trump shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday.   Nicholas Kamm / AFP/Getty Images At an Oval Office photo op with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe … Read More

Trump, Kim Jong Un summit in Singapore expected to tackle denuclearization, economy

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

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