Natural disasters, climate change, terrorism, epidemics, cyber security and irregular migration were among topics discussed as foreign ministers from 10 South-East Asian nations gathered in the Lao capital Saturday.
China on Friday slammed the remarks of a top U.S. admiral on the South China Sea and urged U.S. officials to stop playing up the situation.
A senior U.S. diplomat will make a two-day visit to South Korea this week for talks about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear and missile programs, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
South Korean companies facing actual bankruptcy after an abrupt shutdown of the once-jointly-run factory park with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are struggling to cover potential losses estimated at hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars.
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) escalated war of words with violent languages such as "senile granny" and "regime collapse" exchanged amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula.
South Korea's military on Wednesday warned of stern retaliation against "possible provocations" from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which issued a warning the previous day of striking South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.
Freedom of navigation in the South China Sea has not been a problem and demilitarization in the region needs efforts of all parties related, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Tuesday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Tuesday that its strategic and tactical weapons are ready to be used for preemptive strikes on South Korea and the United States even if any "small movements" were found among U.S.-S.Korean special forces, the official KCNA news agency said Tuesday.
China on Tuesday reaffirmed its right to self-defense and refuted U.S. accusation as "hyping with ulterior motives" after a U.S. think tank report said China might be installing radar on islands of the South China Sea.
In his visit to the United States, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to discuss with U.S. officials the hot-button issues of the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula, both with direct relevance to China's core interests.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday expressed worry that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s recent provocations may weigh down further on the already-struggling South Korean economy.
The South China Sea issue is back in the headlines again, this time thanks to the reports from Western media that China has deployed a missile system on Woody (Yongxing) Island in the Paracels. The reaction from the United States has revealed a number of oddities and inconsistencies.
South Korea on Wednesday urged Japan to refrain from words and actions that would damage an agreement reached between the two countries on Japan's sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II.
The foreign affairs ministries of China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held a strategic dialogue here Tuesday to discuss issues including the Korean Peninsula nuclear problem.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that Seoul will take "stronger and more effective" measures to create an environment forcing change in Pyongyang.
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