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Trump meets North Korea’s Kim at DMZ in landmark visit

30 Jun, 2019 7 views

US president and North Korean leader each step over border at Demilitarized Zone, in landmark meeting. US President  and North Korean leader  have each stepped over the border at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides the …

Canadian navy ships sailed through Taiwan strait amid tension with China

28 Jun, 2019 28 views

BEIJING/OTTAWA  – China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Canadian navy ships sailed through the Strait of Taiwan, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from China, an act that could inflame already bad bilateral relations. Such …

Japan: Baffled by Trump, Chinese propagandists waffle ahead of Osaka

27 Jun, 2019 46 views

Surprise TV airing of pro-US romance movie reflects Xi Jinping’s wavering KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer TOKYO — As he heads to the Group of 20 summit in Osaka and a planned meeting …

Australians’ trust in China plummets to lowest level in 14 years, survey shows

26 Jun, 2019 18 views

Only 32 per cent of Australians trust China to act responsibly, according to an annual poll by the Lowy Institute – the lowest level since 2005 In addition, 77 per cent said Canberra should …

Kim received ‘excellent’ letter from Trump

24 Jun, 2019 6 views

  North Korea says Kim received ‘excellent’ letter from Trump By TONG-HYUNG KIMyesterday In this undated photo provided on Sunday, June 23, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un …

Xi can matchmake Trump and Korea’s Kim. So will he try to do the same regading Iran’s Rowhani too?

23 Jun, 2019 11 views

Xi Jinping’s Pyongyang visit could see a trade-off between the US-China trade row and denuclearisation, which both Washington and Beijing want Likewise, the US and China can also find compatible and complementary interests in …

Kim, Xi agree to grow ties whatever the external situation

23 Jun, 2019 12 views

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China’s President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on “important issues,” and agreed to build on their countries’ friendly relations “whatever the international situation,” North Korean state media …

Man walks on footthe entire length of China’s Great Wall

21 Jun, 2019 17 views

Words by Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN. Video by Yong Xiong, Charlie Stewart and Harry Forbes • Updated 18th June 2019   Luanping, China On a warm spring morning in 1984, Dong Yao-hui and his two young …

Mass celebrations in Xi’s honor in North Korea amid talks on US tensions

21 Jun, 2019 45 views

North Korea holds mass celebration in Xi’s honor amid talks on US tensions Ben Westcott and Joshua Berlinger   Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un attended an elaborate celebration in Pyongyang Thursday celebrating 70 …