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.

Chinese leader’s first visit in more than a decade carries limited expectations as US and North Korean challenges loom.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun outlined Beijing’s diplomatic posture across several key foreign policy fronts, ahead of President Xi Jinping’s first state visit to South Korea in 11 years and the APEC summit in Gyeongju.

After concluding the Cabinet meeting on Saturday, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told the media that Thailand has entered a national mourning period following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit,

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.

South Korea is stepping up its security measures in the southeastern city of Gyeongju, which hosts the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit of 21 member economies next week, with large-scale field exercises held and higher terrorism-alert levels imposed.

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

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

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.

TOKYO: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday (Oct 24) stressed Japan's intention to continue supporting Ukraine during her online participation in a leaders' meeting of the Coalition of the Willing,

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.

Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters that Canada will not permit unfair US access to its markets if current trade talks do not yield progress, emphasizing, “If we ultimately don’t make progress in these various sectors, we’re going to do what’s necessary to protect our workers,” according to BNN Bloomberg .