South Korea hosts Xi
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China and South Korea signed a bilateral currency swap and other economic cooperation agreements on Saturday, as their leaders held summit talks in a bid to improve bilateral ties. The won-yuan swap line of a maximum 70 trillion won ($49.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks.
A spokesperson for South Korea's presidential office said on Friday that President Lee Jae-myung is expected to discuss denuclearization and peace on the peninsula in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday afternoon.
"No Trump!" the rally of hundreds shouted, growing louder as it neared the United States embassy in the centre of South Korea's capital Seoul. A line of police buses stopped them reaching the gates, but a stage and loudspeaker ensured their voices would soar above Gwanghwamun square and within earshot of US President Donald Trump's representatives.
It needs the United States for defense and has spent billions building factories in America. But a Trump trade deal this week with China could erase a Korean edge in the U.S. market.