South Korea says it will join U.S. aircraft carrier drill November 11-14
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will join three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups in a joint drill scheduled for Nov. 11 to 14, the South’s military said on Friday.
Trump praises ‘productive’ China talks, but tough action seen ahead
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lauded his Beijing meetings on trade and North Korea as “very productive”, ending a visit which Chinese media declared set a “new blueprint” for handling ties, even as the White House looks set for toughe…
Cambodia PM Hun Sen says 2018 election result does not need international recognition
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday said the 2018 national election result does not require international recognition to be valid — the latest sign of his determination to hold on to power after almost 33 ye…
Trump to set out vision for Asia in Vietnam
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Vietnam on Friday for a summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries at which the White House said he will set out a vision for a “free and open Indo-Pacific region” like…
EU to preserve Iran nuclear deal: Mogherini
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – The European Union will make sure that the Iran nuclear deal “will continue to be fully implemented by all, in all its parts”, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Friday.
Some leave remote Australian-run asylum detention center as deadline and crisis loom
SYDNEY (Reuters) – About 20 asylum seekers left an abandoned Australian-run detention center in remote Papua New Guinea on Friday, leaving hundreds threatened with forcible eviction within days amid an immigration standoff that has blighted Australia f…
Philippine militants sought July deal to end Marawi conflict, intermediaries say
MANILA (Reuters) – Islamic State-inspired militants who battled troops in a southern Philippine city for 154 days sought a way out two months into the fierce conflict, but the government ignored their proposal, a separatist negotiator and a minister sa…
White House says Trump and Putin will not have separate meeting at APEC
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will not have a separate meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam due to scheduling conflicts, the White House said o…
Japan PM Abe says welcomes broad agreement on TPP trade deal
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday welcomed “a broad agreement” reached by the 11 countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), even as others in the trade pact disputed that any deal had been reached.
Trump arrives in Vietnam for summit of Asia-Pacific leaders
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Vietnam on Friday for a summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) nations, the fourth leg of his 12-day Asia trip.
