SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean presidential security adviser said on Monday that she did not believe a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was likely to happen soon. Oh Hyun-joo, a deputy director of national security for the South Korean presidential office, told reporters that she did not …
SEOUL (Reuters) -The U.S. named Kevin Kim as its acting ambassador to South Korea, the American embassy in Seoul said on Monday, as the Trump administration swaps out representatives ahead of the president’s visit to South Korea on Wednesday. “Kevin Kim has been appointed Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul,” the …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -A leading indicator of Japan’s service-sector inflation perked up for the second straight month in September, data showed on Monday, backing up the central bank’s view that rising labour costs will help keep inflation sustainably around its 2% target. The services producer price index, which tracks the price companies charge each other for …
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(Fixes formatting error in story links paragraphs 4-5) By Trevor Hunnicutt and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump hit the ground running on the first leg of his Asian tour on Sunday, announcing a slew of trade agreements in Malaysia and joining the signing of an expanded truce between Thailand and Cambodia …
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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) -Five Pakistani soldiers and 25 militants have died in clashes near the border with Afghanistan, the military said on Sunday, as delegations from both countries met to try to defuse tensions after the deadliest fighting in years. The militants tried to cross over from Afghanistan on Friday and Saturday in …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Economic officials from China and the U.S. reached a preliminary consensus after discussions on a range of issues including the extension of their trade truce, fentanyl and export controls, China’s top trade negotiator Li Chenggang said in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Li, alongside Vice Premier He Lifeng, held talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an enhanced ceasefire deal on Sunday in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose intervention in their fierce border conflict earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. The agreement builds on a truce signed three months ago after Trump called the …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an enhanced ceasefire deal on Sunday in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump, who intervened in July to bring an end to their deadly five-day border conflict. The agreement was signed soon after Trump’s arrival at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian …
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By Danial Azhar and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Asia’s youngest nation East Timor on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set out by its current president nearly a half-century ago while under Portuguese rule. Also known as Timor-Leste, the country of 1.4 million people is …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit Russia and Belarus, state media KCNA said on Sunday. Her trip follows the invitation of the foreign ministries of Russia and Belarus, KCNA said. (Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by Tom Hogue)
