Events

PM says South Korea not at stage to consider nuclear armament 'for now'

Lavrov: Tenim previst repetir les reunions en format Rússia-Índia-Xina

North Korea sends trash-carrying balloons for 2nd straight day

For 5 days in a row, 4 Chinese Coast Guard ships have repeatedly entered the 12-mile territorial limit around Japan's Senkaku islands. CCG "drove away & expelled" Japanese patrol boats & have been spotted sailing within Japan's EEZ for 186 days straight, the longest record ever

"3 theaters-Europe, the MiddleEast & the IndoPacific are increasingly intertwined" @DeputySecState Kurt Campbell tells @CFR_org "PRC, Russia, DPRK & Iran are increasing coordination&security cooperation.There are limits to these partnerships but they cannot be ignored"

Palestinian officials: Postponing the talks between the Fatah and Hamas movements in China without setting a new date

President @AndrzejDuda during a meeting with the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping: I believe that our activities under the presidency of the EU will be able to contribute to building our mutual relations. I hope that the President will accept our invitation to Poland

Firefighters find around 20 bodies at South Korea battery fire site, reports Yonhap

Els Estats Units, Corea (ROK) i el Japó "condemnen en els termes més ferms possibles" l'aprofundiment de la cooperació militar entre la RPDC i Rússia, incloses les contínues transferències d'armes que perllonguen el patiment del poble ucraïnès, — Declaració conjunta

Philippines says it won't back down, but won't start a war, after clash with Chinese Coast Guard

A 26-storey building is on fire in Astana, rescuers evacuated 8 people, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan reports. The Rixos Khan Shatyr Residences complex consists of six residential towers and two office towers.

La policia va acusar dos ciutadans del Kazakhstan, Altai Zhakanbayev i Meyram Karatayev, que el 18 de juny suposadament van intentar assassinar el periodista opositor kazakh Aidos Sadikov.

Chinese Ministry of Commerce: The European Union's continued escalation of trade disputes may lead to "igniting a trade war"

Putin: Russia expects its cooperation with North Korea to be a "deterrent factor"

Putin: No descartem subministrar armes d'alta precisió a Corea del Nord

The White House: The United States will continue to focus on expanding the partnership with Vietnam

Kirby diu que la re-priorització dels sistemes d'armes per a Ucraïna no afectarà Taiwan

La Casa Blanca: L'acord entre Corea del Nord i Rússia no és sorprenent

U.S. sends its top diplomat on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, A/S Daniel Kritenbrink, to Hanoi tomorrow to meet with Vietnam officials to underscore strong commitment to implementing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and to support free, open Indo-Pacific region. A/S Kritenbrink will also reaffirm the U.S’ support for a strong, independent, resilient, and prosperous Vietnam, per DoS. He will discuss shared objectives for next month’s ASEAN-related ministerial meetings, which will take place in Vientiane, Lao PDR

Guangdong (China): The region experienced significant flooding and landslides due to torrential rains

Corea del Sud diu que qualsevol cooperació que ajudi a l'acumulació militar de Corea del Nord constitueix una violació de les resolucions de l'UNSC

Corea del Sud reconsiderarà la qüestió del subministrament d'armes a Ucraïna: oficial presidencial

South Korea seized a 2,900-ton cargo ship near the Korea Strait on Thursday on suspicion of violating U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against North Korea, sources said.

Putin es va reunir amb el president del Vietnam a Hanoi

Taiwanese FM: China’s dangerous actions against Philippines vessels & personnel have maliciously raised regional tensions. Taiwan condemns violence, opposes attempts to forcefully alter the status quo & calls for peaceful dispute resolution & respect for international maritime law

South Korea voices regret over Russia-North Korea commitment to military technology cooperation

Russian President Putin arrives in the Vietnamese capital after leaving Pyongyang

Chinese President: There should be no place for corrupt elements in the army to hide

Two Militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter between Indian security forces and Militants in the Hadipora Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district

L'acord signat per Rússia i la RPDC preveu la prestació d'assistència mútua en cas d'agressió contra una de les parts de l'acord, va dir Putin.