North Korea fires cruise missiles ahead of Trump’s South Korea visit
Pacific Asia • Oct 28, 2025, 11:45 PM
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North Korea launched a series of sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters on Tuesday, state media said, in a show of force coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s trip to South Korea for a regional summit. The tests come as Pyongyang deepens military ties with Russia and continues to reject nuclear talks with Washington.
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A deal with the US is 'important for South Korea's economy and regional security'
Pacific Asia • 1:59 PM
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South Korea says Donald Trump has proposed talks on South Korea’s wish to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. Although both sides said progress has been made — Trump said things were “pretty much finalised” — no agreement has been signed yet. Henrietta L
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Donald Trump visits South Korea for summit ahead of US-Chinese talks
Pacific Asia • 10:45 AM
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It's been a busy week for the US president. After signing deals with South-East Asian nations in Malaysia on October 26 and a rare earths and nuclear agreement with Japan's new Prime Minister on October 28, Trump arrived in South Korea for the Asia-Pacif
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet in South Korea amid trade war
Pacific Asia • 10:20 AM
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US and Chinese negotiators have both confirmed a "framework" has been agreed leading up to Trump and Xi's first face-to-face meeting during the US president's second term. The October 29 meeting might yield a truce in the trade war between the world's to
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US, South Korea advance trade deal during Trump's visit to Seoul
Pacific Asia • 8:39 AM
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung had “pretty much finalised” a trade deal that will see Washington steeply lower its tariffs on Seoul in return for a $350 billion investment in the US.
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