Inside Prince Charles and Princess Diana's miserable trip to Seoul that earned them the nickname 'The Glums'

Following a fairytale wedding at St Paul's Cathedral in July 1981, Prince Charles and his new Princess, Lady Diana Spencer, were hailed as the Royal couple of the century. The jubilant occasion marked the first time a British citizen had married...

APEC ministers push innovation, connectivity to safeguard Asia-Pacific growth

Trade and foreign ministers from the 21 APEC member economies have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening sustainable growth and regional cooperation at the APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) held in Seoul, South Korea from October 29 to 30, the...

People Power Party launches an offensive over the South Korea-China summit, citing “silence on the Hallyu ban” and “only photos remain”

“Unable to issue a joint statement, only shouting ‘restoration of relations’” claim ‘Attempt to block favorable public opinion on a series of summits’ interpretation President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a commemorative...

DPRK dismisses denuclearization as South Korean 'pipe dream'

DPRK's foreign ministry slams South Korea’s calls for denuclearization as delusional, asserting Pyongyang’s status as a nuclear-armed state. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said that denuclearization is a "pipe dream", stressing...

President Marcos honors Filipino Korean war heroes in Busan visit

BUSAN, South Korea — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. capped his four-day visit to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit on Sunday commemorating All Souls’ Day by paying tribute to Filipino soldiers who fought in the...

G2 or not G2: Trump's new term for US-China relations carries a lot of history's baggage

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Steel sector changes have “low” impact on UK defence, says Minister of State

Upon an initial assessment, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) claim that the impact of changes in Britain’s steelmaking capacity on military programmes remains low. Such changes in steelmaking refer to a transition in the UK from traditional blast...

Rajnath Singh meets defence ministers of New Zealand, South Korea, Vietnam on ADMM-Plus sidelines

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from New Zealand, South Korea, and Vietnam on the sidelines of the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus...

Military‑to‑military communication channels between Washington and Beijing and the easing of trade restrictions

Kuala Lumpur / PNN/ U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that the United States and China have agreed on the necessity of establishing military communication channels between the two countries in order to reduce disputes and...

Apec Summit: Xi and Lee to meet in South Korea as they seek better ties

The Xi-Lee talks will be held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit. It will follow the talks both leaders had with US President Donald Trump earlier this week. Both Xi and Lee discussed ways to improve their...

North Korea says denuclearisation is unrealisable ‘pipe dream’ before China, South Korea summit

SEOUL - North Korea said on Nov 1 that denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, which South Korea said would be discussed in a summit with China later that day, is an unrealisable “pipe dream”, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)....

Why South Korea’s push for AI textbooks tanked

This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. Ko Ho-dam, a high school junior on South Korea’s Jeju Island, was at first curious to hear that the government planned to roll out...

Dear President, 15% Fuel Import Tariff Is Another Punishment For Nigerians, By Rotimi Matthew

Mr President, Nigerians have walked with you through a season of fire. They have endured subsidy removal, foreign exchange shocks, inflation that eats wages before payday, and reforms that have stretched household budgets to their breaking point....

PM Anutin greets Xi Jinping once more ahead of APEC closing in South Korea

PM Anutin exchanges greetings with Xi Jinping during the closing of the 32nd APEC meeting in South Korea. BANGKOK, Thailand – At the conclusion of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Nov 1, Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Anutin...

Prabowo Tells South Korea's Lee About K-Pop Craze Among Indonesian Youths

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto held a bilateral meeting with his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung at the Hwabaek International Convention Center (HICO), Gyeongju, on Saturday, November 1, 2025. The meeting was held...

Xi to hold talks with Lee on first South Korea visit in 11 years

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet his new South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, as both leaders work to rebuild ties between their two countries, after years of Seoul moving closer to the U.S. The meeting will take place Saturday afternoon on...

My Take 5 (Edition 57): The week that was in international affairs

Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. This week we are covering the Trump-Xi meeting in Busan, Russia’s Burevestnik missile, the new India-US defence framework, Sudan’s increasingly...

Facts About the Indonesia-South Korea KF-21 Fighter Jet Project

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia and South Korea will continue the development project of the fourth-generation fighter jet KF-21 Boramae during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the APEC Summit 2025...

Issues at stake in summit between China’s Xi and South Korea’s Lee

GYEONGJU, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks on Nov 1, marking the first bilateral summit between the leaders and the first visit by Mr Xi to his Asian neighbour in more...

Crowns, beauty products, fried chicken: South Korean culture meets diplomacy at Apec summit

GYEONGJU, South Korea – World leaders and business titans gathered in South Korea this week to hash out issues from tariffs and AI to disputed history and regional security. But beyond the staid statecraft, the summit and sideline events featured...