Jeffrey Schott, a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, expects lower tariffs to result from U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC Summit.

At the invitation of President Lee Jae-myung of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju and pay a state visit to the ROK from October 30 to November 1,

North Korea successfully tested a "new cutting-edge weapons system" involving hypersonic missiles, state-run media reported Thursday, amid heightened regional tensions.

The president, of course, has expressed his willingness to meet with Kim Jong Un in the future. It is not on the schedule for this trip,’ the senior official told reporters

While the APEC summit at the end of the month is being eagerly awaited for a potential U.S.-China deal, another pact may be coming between the U.S. and Canada, according to a report. [The Globe and Ma

North Korea fired a flurry of short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, a week ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled visit to the APEC summit.

The Cabinet is also expected to discuss arrangements for the royal funeral rites of queen Sirikit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KUALA LUMPUR] Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday (Oct 25) said he would travel to Malaysia for the signing of an expanded ceasefire agreement with Cambodia. Read more at The Business Times.

Despite weeks of frantic diplomacy, the chances of South Korea and the United States sealing a trade deal before next week’s Apec summit appear to be slim, with strong domestic backing enabling Seoul to resist a compromise seen as perilous to the national economy.