BEIJING, July 8 (UPI) -- China lodged diplomatic protests Thursday over Japanese seabed exploration in a disputed part of the East China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency said.

BEIJING, June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. officials at talks on North Korea's nuclear crisis presented an offer of aid Wednesday to Pyongyang in exchange for ending its atomic weapons program.

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- North Korea told China Friday it would agree to hold the next session of six-nation talks on its nuclear arms development early next year.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The United States was the main problem in reaching a diplomatic solution to the North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing, a report said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, July 4 (UPI) -- The Bush administration has imposed economic sanctions on six Asian companies alleged to help Iran's arms program.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The United States will continue to consult with Japan, South Korea, China and Russia and stay the diplomatic course to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program, President George W. Bush said Thursday.