Asia

China’s parliament puts Xi on course to rule for life

by Joanna CHIU / Ryan MCMORROW Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a…

Hong Kong goes to polls in crunch vote for democrats

by Elaine Yu © Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp will try to claw back lost…

Modi, Macron sign key security deal with an eye on China

by Abhaya Srivastava © Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said defense ties with…

EU, Japan seek clarity from crunch US trade talks

by Alex Pigman © Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The EU and Japan held crunch talks with their US counterparts…

Hundreds join anti-junta rally in Thailand as calls for democracy grow

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Hundreds of pro-democracy Thais rallied in Bangkok on Saturday to skewer the ruling junta with T-shirts, signs…

US, China agree to keep the pressure on North Korea

by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump enlisted Friday the help of China's Xi Jinping…

China says US tariffs ‘a serious attack’ on global trade system

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Friday denounced US tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, saying that they would profoundly…

Japan PM hails N. Korea talks on basis of denuclearization

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister on Friday welcomed the surprise announcement of a summit between US President Donald…

Kim and Trump to meet by May: South Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --  North Korea's Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have agreed to meet to secure…

Japan PM urges caution on N.Korea talks, wants ‘concrete steps’

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister warned Thursday that North Korea's offer of denuclearization talks with the United States…

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