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China Watching Kim-Trump Summit Closely

BEIJING — China may not be participating directly in the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but in some ways Beijing will be the invisible...

US says talks with N. Korea moving ‘more quickly than expected’

SINGAPORE — President Donald Trump will leave Singapore Tuesday night after his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the White House said Monday, adding that talks between U.S. and...

Rights concerns shouldn’t be sidelined at Trump-Kim Summit, activists warn

SINGAPORE — Kim Jong Un presides over a totalitarian government widely known as one of the world's worst human rights abusers. But as the young North Korean leader basks in the international spotlight...

South Koreans Hopeful Peace Will Prevail

SEOUL — South Koreans are optimistic that U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will improve the prospects for a lasting peace in the region when the two...

US, N. Korea make final preparations for Trump-Kim Summit

SINGAPORE — Envoys from the United States and North Korea are holding talks to iron out any last-minute differences before Tuesday's historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader...

US to open new de facto embassy in Taiwan, defying Beijing’s pressure

TAIPEI — The U.S. government’s completion, this week, of a sprawling de facto American embassy in Taipei signals a strong warming of relations between the two governments despite pressure from Beijing. Officials...

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