A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in north-east Japan, triggering a tsunami as residents were urged to flee to higher ground. Key points: Earthquake was first recorded as magnitude-7.3, later …
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan to better deal with threats from North Korea, officials said. The approval came amid strong objections from …
China said on Monday it was willing to consider any application from NATO-member Turkey to join a Russian and Chinese-led security bloc, after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his country could join. China, Russia, …
South Korea’s president helped a longtime friend extort money from corporations and allowed her to receive classified documents, prosecutors said Sunday, WSJ reported. The claims are the first formal accusations of wrongdoing by Park …
China is ready to improve relations with the United States following the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Sunday. “We want to improve our …
Bishkek (AKIpress) – 12106837 Abolition of nuclear weapons is an ambitious goal that reflects seven decades of peoples’ aspirations and hopes to do away with this weapon of mass destruction. The paradox of the …
Bishkek (AKIpress) – wagon-freigh car-train A direct sea and rail freight service between the Republic of Korea, China and Mongolia was launched this week, cutting transport time by nearly half, according to China.org.cn. On …
European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday new targeted sanctions against Crimean officials, adding to restrictive measures adopted after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. “The Council adopted new listings under the restrictive measures …
Bishkek (AKIpress) – Prime Minister of Mongolia J.Erdenebat received today the Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Sialungon Seng. The Prime Minister touched upon leads-up to the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee …
Deciphering the real meaning behind the much-anticipated communiqué from the four-day closed-door gathering of China’s ruling elite Veteran China correspondent Chris Buckley, now at The New York Times, said Xi’s elevation to “core” status …
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