South Korean officials expressed optimism that nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea may start again.

Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time will make an official visit to North Korea this week, state-run media said Monday.

Japan is asking for more evidence from the United States Iran was responsible for attacks against two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the family of a Japanese citizen abducted to North Korea, less than a month after meeting with them in May.

North Korea suggested Thursday the United States is lacking in sincerity because of economic sanctions against Pyongyang.

Leaders from some of the world's largest economies discussed concerns over trade tensions amid ongoing international issues such as the trade war between the United States and China.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday talks on trade war with China are unlikely to resolve anything before the G-20 summit later this month.

A Chinese coast guard ship chased away a Japanese fishing vessel carrying a Japanese politician near the disputed Senkaku or Diaoyutai Islands.

Speculation is rising in South Korea that U.S. President Donald Trump could visit the Korean demilitarized zone.

U.S. stock markets plummeted Monday as China escalated trade tensions between the two countries by implementing retaliatory tariffs.

Pakistan is to receive a bailout from the International Monetary Fund as it increasingly allows China to finance more of its infrastructure projects.

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow clarified that China does not "pay" tariffs imposed by the United States on billions of dollars of imported goods, but said "both sides will suffer."

President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House on Friday as the two leaders prepared for a weekend of trade talks.

Japanese Prime Minister departed Tokyo on Monday to begin an eight-day trip during which he's expected to discuss trade with his counterparts in Europe and North America.

President Donald Trump will visit Japan on May 25, following Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Washington in April, the White House announced.