US-China summit in Busan ends with new trade deals, tariff talks, and a one-year rare earth export agreement shaping future global relations.

K-pop megastar G-Dragon, right, performs at the APEC summit gala dinner at the Lahan Select hotel in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Oct. 31.

K-pop megastar G-Dragon, right, performs at the APEC summit gala dinner at the Lahan Select hotel in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Oct. 31.

K-pop megastar G-Dragon, right, performs at the APEC summit gala dinner at the Lahan Select hotel in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Oct. 31.

K-pop megastar G-Dragon, right, performs at the APEC summit gala dinner at the Lahan Select hotel in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Oct. 31.

K-pop megastar G-Dragon, right, performs at the APEC summit gala dinner at the Lahan Select hotel in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Oct. 31.

Robot dogs bopping to the soaring tunes of a child prodigy violinist and powerful performances by K-pop megastar G-Dragon and a bamboo flutist brought tech, tempo and tradition to the high-stakes…

Cha Eun-woo to host G-Dragon's APEC summit performance

G-Dragon to perform solo as the lone K-pop artist at the welcome banquet for the 2025 APEC Summit in Gyeongju.

RM and G-Dragon demonstrated their global influence at the APEC summit. RM served as a keynote speaker at the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju. G-Dragon is set to perform at the welcome banquet on the 31st. He had been appointed as an APEC promotional ambassador and has been active in that role. APEC was formed in 1989 to foster economic and political cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, and it now includes 21 member economies.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, on October 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea ended with several outcomes for bilateral ties between the two countries, but also sent ripple effects to India.

When Donald Trump announced earlier this month that a summit with Vladimir Putin would be held in Budapest, European politicians were stunned. But while analysts were still debating whether the Russia...

When Donald Trump announced earlier this month that a summit with Vladimir Putin would be held in Budapest, European politicians were stunned. But while analysts were still debating whether the Russia...

File photo: US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to discuss a proposed trade framework on Thursday that could see Washington reduce tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for Beijing’s commitment to curb exports of fentanyl precursor chemicals, according to The Wall Street Journal.As per The Wall Street Journal report cited by news agency Reuters, the plan under discussion would involve the US rolling back a portion of its 20% fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese exports by up to 10% if China pledges stricter controls on precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl, a synthetic opioid blamed for hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths in recent years.

File photo: US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to discuss a proposed trade framework on Thursday that could see Washington reduce tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for Beijing’s commitment to curb exports of fentanyl precursor chemicals, according to The Wall Street Journal.As per The Wall Street Journal report cited by news agency Reuters, the plan under discussion would involve the US rolling back a portion of its 20% fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese exports by up to 10% if China pledges stricter controls on precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl, a synthetic opioid blamed for hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths in recent years.

Gates' comments reflect how society's current zeitgeist has pushed climate change off the front burner.

Gates' comments reflect how society's current zeitgeist has pushed climate change off the front burner.

Debuting at APEC summit in Gyeongju, Samsung’s tri-fold phone signals next chapter in foldable innovation

The city of Gyeongju has urged the public to exercise caution after false social media posts circulated online claiming that K-pop star G-Dragon wo...