Meeting results in candid exchange of views but is not linked to Russian president’s visit to North Korea, Chinese foreign ministry says.

Sun Weidong and Zhang Baoqun will be in Seoul for ‘2+2’ dialogue on Tuesday; Kremlin says Vladimir Putin to visit Pyongyang the same day.

The refutation comes after South Korean fans take out ad in New York’s Times Square saying the animal has been mistreated in China.

Leaders also pledge to cooperate on denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, during trilateral summit in Seoul.

At a three-way summit in Seoul, China, Japan and South Korea sought to cooperate on security, and denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, they said in a joint statement.

Japanese prime minister’s Taiwan reference draws censure from Li, who calls on South Korea to jointly ‘oppose turning economic and trade issues into political or security issues’.

China may resume talks with South Korea and Japan at end of month, but separate Beijing-Seoul meeting hinges on South Korea not sending delegation to inauguration of Taiwan’s new president.

For the first time in nearly two years, the foreign ministers of China and South Korea have held talks in the shadow of closer Seoul-Washington ties.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul will travel to Beijing to meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi just weeks before the East Asian neighbours are expected to join Japan at first three-way leaders’ summit since 2019.

As Seoul confirms Aukus talks, analysts say the defence alliance would benefit from South Korea’s hypersonic knowledge.

In a first, legal action has been launched in China to hold Tokyo accountable for war crimes, lawyer says.

A South Korean university is launching a new associate degree programme exclusively for international students as it battles labour and population issues, with some also faced by China.

Beijing will feel ‘inconvenient’ as Washington steps up trilateral military cooperation to stem Pyongyang threats, expert says.

South Korea’s foreign ministry says it is investigating Ambassador Chung Jae-ho, who has denied allegations of both bullying and mistreating embassy staff.

Beijing is expected to view Seoul’s mass production of its latest jet as a ‘threat’ to its own arms trade, experts say.

Conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol looks set to maintain a hardline stance on Beijing despite the expected victory of ‘submissive’ liberals in next month’s parliamentary elections.

The event included an address by a Taiwanese minister and follows moves by President Yoon Suk-yeol to strengthen ties with the US.

Representatives from Taipei have been included in all three democracy summits, which were begun by US President Joe Biden in 2021, and mainland China has been excluded.

Lengthy delay in trilateral dialogue between the three neighbours signals meeting is not a priority for the leaders.

Foreign ministry urges Seoul to refrain from ‘hyping the issue’ over recent confrontation between China and the Philippines.

‘Core research and development capabilities’ are still subpar in China’s home-grown engines and high-value-added ships, warns NPC delegate and shipbuilding expert after South Korea retakes monthly lead in orders.

Official findings out of South Korea show how much Beijing’s efforts to advance Chinese tech prowess have paid off in recent years, meaning Seoul has its work cut out as it plays catch-up.

South Korea’s national trade and investment promotion agency says China is moving aviation parts supply chains from North America and Europe to neighbouring countries.

In a rare interview, the South Korean president said his wife had been ‘unable to cold-heartedly reject’ a pastor who gifted her a US$2,200 Dior bag. He also dismissed claims he was sacrificing ties with China.