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South Korea calls for greater Chinese efforts to bring North Korea back to talks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks, as the two leaders agreed a set of steps to boost their economic and other ties

The Independent UK

US urges ASEAN to be firm in countering China in the South China Sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China's actions in the South China Sea

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping’s moment and whirlwind diplomatic tours: key takeaways from the Apec summit in South Korea

With Trump electing to fly back to Washington on the eve of the main summit, what did Apec’s remaining leaders achieve in his absence?

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Xi and Carney, meeting in South Korea, try to rebuild China-Canada relations

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have taken steps to mend their countries' fractured ties

The Independent UK

Taiwan increases penalty for damaging undersea cables amid increased suspected sabotage attempts — offenders face up to 7 years in prison and $325,000 in fines

It would also require vessels to have automatic identification systems and make the undersea infrastructure easier to find with published mapping data.

Tom’s Hardware

Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit

Mark Carney warns Asia-Pacific leaders global economy undergoing profound change, as China’s president mounts defence of free trade

The Guardian - UK

Trump deal a blueprint for Aussie minerals sales boost

The work put into a critical minerals deal with the US makes it easier for Australia to sell more resources to other countries in need, the prime minister says.

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China's factory activity contracts for 7th month, reflecting tariffs pressure on trade

China has reported its factory activity contracted for a seventh straight month in October, reflecting pressure from higher U.S. tariffs and sluggish domestic demand

The Independent UK

APEC Unmasks A New Order: Trump And Xi Freeze The Fight, Not The Friction

The summit's host, South Korea, had hoped to use APEC to showcase regional collaboration on issues like clean energy and supply chain resilience. Instead, the gathering became a theater for global diplomacy.

International Business Times

Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade war

After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have essentially turned back the clock

The Independent UK

Trade takeaways from Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump says he had an “amazing” meeting with China's top leader Xi Jinping that produced very important decisions

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Trump and China: stepping back from the brink, but not solving problems

Editorial: Though the US president’s meeting with Xi Jinping appears to have staved off a global trade war, this is far from a win for Washington

The Guardian - UK

Britain would do well to remember where its power over China lies

It’s ridiculous for the government to splurge on defence while it slashes spending on its most valuable asset: culture, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump says rare earths deal and tariff cut agreed with China

Overall US tariffs on Chinese goods will be lowered to 47% after talks. Plus: the far right loses support in Dutch election

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South Korean and Japanese leaders vow to improve ties in face of global uncertainty

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday pledged to strengthen ties between the neighbors, whose relations have long been strained by their bitter wartime history

The Guardian - UK

Xi-Trump meeting: America has discovered that bullies can be bullied back

Outcome appears closer to truce than durable peace but outline of broader diplomatic relationship is visible

The Guardian - UK

Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping

From tariffs to rare earths, Chinese and US presidents ‘make outstanding group of decisions’ at crunch trade talks

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 winning streak ends as WPP shares hit lowest level since 1998; ECB holds rates at 2% - as it happened

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Evening Standard

Trump orders restart of nuclear weapons testing moments before face-off with China's Xi

The American president said: ‘With others doing testing, I think it's appropriate that we do also’

Evening Standard

Donald Trump says he'll lower tariffs on China following 'amazing' meeting with Xi Jinping

‘I thought it was an amazing meeting,’ Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One shortly after he departed Busan, ranking the talks a ‘12 out of 10’

International Business Times UK

US and China Seek Trade Progress Amid Fentanyl and Inflation Concerns

Trump may ease China tariffs in exchange for a fentanyl crackdown as US-China talks resume, amid rising inflation and layoffs impacting the US economy.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Trump orders US nuclear weapons tests; pre-dawn massacre in Rio favela; and does married sex need a rebrand?

Pentagon instructed to to ‘immediately’ start matching Russia and China in their testing of nuclear weapons

The Guardian - UK

Trump-Xi meeting: US president says rare earths deal and tariff cut agreed

Donald Trump hails ‘amazing’ trade talks with Chinese counterpart, with ‘no roadblock at all on rare earth’

The Guardian - US

Senate passes bill to nullify Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on more than 100 nations – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Trump and China's Xi are meeting in South Korea to try to roll back months of trade tensions

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are meeting face-to-face today in South Korea

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