By Kaori Kaneko and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he had “never had to buy rice” thanks to gifts from supporters, angering consumers grappling with sky-high prices for the staple food. After Kyodo News first reported the remarks, made during a political fundraising […]
Read MoreChina “fully” respects Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Greenland issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Beijing on Monday. China hopes Denmark will “continue to support China’s legitimate position on issues concerning China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Wang said, according to a ministry statement, days after […]
Read MoreChinese Vice Premier He Lifeng resumed talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Saturday afternoon in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy. Bessent and He were meeting in Geneva after weeks of growing tensions in which duties on goods imports between the world’s […]
Read MoreNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare visit to Russia’s embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter on Friday (9 May) and reaffirmed “the invincible alliance” between the two countries, while Russia’s leader greeted North Korean generals in Moscow. Congratulating Russia on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in […]
Read MoreThe Chinese embassies in India and Pakistan on Friday (9 May) advised citizens to step up safety precautions and to be cautious about travelling to the South Asian countries, amidst the worst fighting in the region in nearly three decades. The nuclear-armed neighbours have been clashing since India struck multiple locations in Pakistan on Wednesday […]
Read MoreTAIPEI, May 8 (Reuters) – Taiwan and Europe face the same threat from authoritarianism, President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, marking 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe and warning that indulging aggressors only whets their appetite for expansion. Taiwan has faced increased military pressure from China, including war games, as […]
Read MoreSEOUL, May 9 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test of a short-range ballistic missile and long-range artillery on Thursday and stressed the importance of combat readiness of the country’s nuclear forces, state media reported on Friday. The test, which also included an inspection of the operational reliability of its “nuclear […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump said on Friday (9 May) that 80% tariffs on Chinese goods “seems right” as representatives prepared for weekend talks to contain a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet Chinese economic tsar He Lifeng in Switzerland for […]
Read MoreBy Khushboo Razdanin Washington US President Donald Trump has announced a trade agreement with Britain, marking the first such pact secured by his administration since launching a sweeping effort to overhaul the global trading system through tariffs, as he suggested a call with China’s leader Xi Jinping loomed and that levies on Chinese goods “could […]
Read MoreMichael Kugelman Foreign policy analyst In a recent interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke positively about India’s relationship with long-time rival China. He said normalcy had returned to the disputed India-China border and called for stronger ties. These are striking comments, because tensions have been high since a nasty border clash in the northern Ladakh […]
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