China's Xi to meet South Korean leader, capping APEC summit

This handout photo from APEC 2025 KOREA via Yonhap taken and released on November 1, 2025 shows South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung (C) posing for a group photo with leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Gyeongju.. Photo:...

Immigration beatdown? Not with Dodgers epitomizing baseball’s international flair

America’s pastime, meet your future. After an astonishing World Series featuring a team of stars from Los Angeles and another of admirable working blokes from Toronto, baseball feels more winning, and more international, than ever before. You're...

US and China to set up direct military communication channels, Hegseth says

KUALA LUMPUR (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that Washington and Beijing would establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties between the countries have "never been better." Hegseth said...

Governments must invest more in preparing workers for AI, ‘cannot leave it to the market’: PM Wong

GYEONGJU, South Korea – As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, governments must invest more in preparing their workers and cannot leave it to the market, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) economies can...

President Xi invites Canada PM to China in first meet in 8 years

President Xi Jinping on Friday invited Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to China, in the first formal talks between the nations’ leaders since 2017, before also holding first discussions with Japan’s new premier. Canadian Prime Minister Mark...

Government moves to cool soaring housing prices

The Ministry of Construction (MC) has proposed tightening lending rules to curb speculation and cool soaring housing prices, including capping loans for buyers of a second home at 50 per cent of the contract value and 30 per cent for a third home...

Government to broaden semicon incentives with ISM 2.0: ISM CEO

The government had approved the Semicon India programme with a total outlay of ₹76,000 crore for the development of semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in India. The union government is said to broaden the scope of incentives to...

World : S. Korea–China Summit Puts Ties Back On Track – President Lee

SEOUL, Nov 2 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said on Sunday that his recent summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping helped put relations between the two countries back on track, Yonhap News Agency reported. In a Facebook...

School Assembly News Headlines Today, 3 November September 2025: Check and Read Important National, International, Sports, Entertainment and Business Stories During Daily Assembly

School Assembly News Headlines for November 3, 2025: Reading the daily news headlines during the school assembly plays an important role in enhancing students’ general knowledge and thinking abilities. The school assembly news headlines are...

The president who cried tariffs: will the US supreme court challenge Trump’s trade war?

Donald Trump thrives on emergencies. He cried havoc on the very first day of his second term, declaring a national emergency caused by an “invasion” of “illegal aliens” from Mexico. He has since invoked emergencies more than any president since...

World News | China's Aggressive Military Posturing Deepens Fears of Conflict in Indo-Pacific

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 2 (ANI): US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth expressed grave concern over China's growing military assertiveness around Taiwan and in the South China Sea during his first face-to-face meeting with China's Minister of...

China's aggressive military posturing deepens fears of conflict in Indo-Pacific

Kuala Lumpur US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth expressed grave concern over China's growing military assertiveness around Taiwan and in the South China Sea during his first face-to-face meeting with China's Minister of National Defense Admiral Dong...

President Trump says Senate should scrap filibuster to end government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE...

China, US to revive military channels but more steps deemed essential for trust

Beijing and Washington may be set to revive dormant military communication channels but it is just a first step and the two sides are still some way from genuine trust, an observer has cautioned. The assessment followed US Defence Secretary Pete...

US seeks reboot of military contacts with China after Trump-Xi talks

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that he and his Chinese counterpart agreed to restart military-to-military channels to “deconflict and deescalate.” Hegseth met Defence Minister Dong Jun on the sidelines of a regional summit in...

Over 34,000 runners take part in 2025 JTBC Seoul Marathon

Published: 02 Nov. 2025, 20:05 Participants set off at the 2025 JTBC Seoul Marathon held in front of Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo District, western Seoul on Nov. 2. [KIM JONG-HO] More than 34,000 runners took to the streets of Seoul on Sunday...

Seoul’s Strategic Blind Spot

As tensions sharpen from the Taiwan Strait to the Korean Peninsula, policymakers face a familiar dilemma made more urgent by events: keeping the United States, Japan, and South Korea aligned. With North Korea’s nuclear capabilities expanding and...

Canada prime minister says Xi talks ‘turning point,’ apologises to Trump

Canadian premier Mark Carney on Saturday called his talks with China’s leader Xi Jinping a “turning point” in restoring their battered ties, adding he raised tricky topics with Beijing like foreign interference. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney...

President meets APEC leaders in RoK

SEOUL — President Lương Cường held brief meetings with the Prime Ministers of Japan and New Zealand, the heads of delegations from Papua New Guinea and Peru, and the Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Korean DMZ

Seoul (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, along with South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back, visited the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas on Monday. As reported by Yonhap news agency, the...