TOKYO (AP) — What’s koi got to do with it? Souring relations between Asian rivals Japan and China now seem to be snagged on calm-inducing beauty in spas, museums and gardens. The slippery dispute between Asia’s two biggest economies adds to their
In a resounding victory for the opposition parties in Poland, Donald Tusk, the head of the Civic Coalition, emerged as the likely choice for the country’s new prime minister following the weekend parliamentary elections. While Tusk’s return to power marks a significant
Vladimir Putin is due in Beijing to mark a celebration in China marking a decade since the launch of the country’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. Putin has been strengthening ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping following the invasion of Ukraine which
Sudan and Iran announced in a joint statement Monday the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries after a seven-year hiatus. Khartoum cut ties with Tehran in 2016 after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Arabian embassy in Iran. The oil-rich kingdom
French President Emmanuel Macron and his German counterpart Olaf Scholz have been put on the spot by a key opposition figure in Berlin. David McAllister, chair of the European parliament’s foreign affairs committee and member of the German Christian Democratic Union, said
The European Union’s trade commissioner hit out at the bloc’s economic relationship with China, calling it “very imbalanced”. Valdis Dombrovskis, who is also the EU’s executive vice president, issued a call for action as he noted there is clearly an imbalance between
Mexico’s president said on Thursday that he will skip the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November in San Francisco because his country “has no relations” with Peru. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has claimed previously that Peru’s current government was installed by
Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, arrived in Vietnam on Wednesday for a five-day visit marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as Tokyo pushes to deepen ties with Southeast Asia and other developing
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with a top Chinese diplomat in Malta over the weekend as part of the United States’ efforts to cool strained ties with Beijing. Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Li in Malta on Saturday and
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will meet with Chinese officials and American business leaders next week amid efforts to stabilize relations that have sunk to historic lows. Raimondo’s Aug. 27-30 visit to Beijing and Shanghai aims for “constructive discussions on issues