China, Vietnam vow to enhance cooperation

HANOI - China and Vietnam have promised to further promote their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

Forum opens with emphasis on youth

HANOI - Common objectives and challenges for member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and how the region can forge ahead through the fourth industrial revolution dominated the discussion on the first day of World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018.

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Top legislator meets DPRK top leader

PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met China's top legislator Li Zhanshu again on Monday and hosted a special arts performance and a grand reception for the visiting delegation.

Trump receives Kim letter for new summit

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Monday that US President Donald Trump received a "very warm, very positive" letter from Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, asking for a second meeting, and the White House is looking at scheduling one.

President set to mark 17 years since Sept 11

WASHINGTON - Seventeen years after the devastating Sept 11 attacks, US President Donald Trump headed to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to pay tribute, as his predecessors have done, to the men and women who died aboard hijacked Flight 93.

Millions braced as Hurricane Florence looms

RALEIGH, North Carolina - With mandatory evacuations already issued for parts of three East Coast states, millions of US citizens are preparing for what could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in more than 60 years.

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Surge in votes for Sweden's far-right

The strong polling performance of a far-right nationalist party in Sweden's general election on Sunday has stirred anxiety and debate in one of Europe's most liberal countries.

Syria and Russia restart airstrikes in Idlib 'prelude'

DAMASCUS - Syria and Russia resumed airstrikes in Idlib and Hama on Sunday, as Damascus stepped up its assault on the rebels' last major stronghold after a Russian-Iranian-Turkish summit failed to agree a cease-fire.

Seven wounded in attack; terror ruled out

PARIS - Seven people including two British tourists were wounded in Paris late on Sunday by a knife-wielding man, a terrifying attack that bystanders tried to stop by throwing petanque balls at the assailant.

Abe aims for Constitution change in bid for extended term

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, eyeing a historic extended term, on Monday reaffirmed his resolve to revise the nation's postwar Pacifist Constitution and said he hoped his party could submit a proposal to parliament later this year.