South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sought Chinese President Xi Jinping's help in efforts to resume talks with nuclear-armed neighbour North Korea on Saturday, while Xi told Lee he was willing to widen cooperation and jointly tackle the challenges they face.

China's Premier Li Qiang plans to visit North Korea this week, marking the highest-level Chinese visit since 2019

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju on Saturday (1 November), marking Xi’s first visit to South Korea in 11 years. Lee urged Xi to help revive dialogue with North Korea and support efforts toward denuclearisation.

GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks on Saturday, marking the first bilateral summit between the leaders and the first visit by Xi to his Asian neighbour in more than a decade.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged mutual support and enhanced cooperation during talks in Beijing after a

China sent fighter jets to intercept a Canadian air force plane tracking North Korean ships breaching U.N. sanctions.

GYEONGJU, South Korea - Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up his three-day visit to South Korea on Saturday (Nov 1) with a state visit hosted by President Lee Jae Myung, the newly elected US ally who has pledged to balance Seoul's ties with Beijing.

Meanwhile, North Korean authorities are exporting various minerals to China, the source said, including coal, iron ore, molybdenum, zinc, copper and gold. Trading companies that export minerals are mostly large entities under powerful agencies such as the party’s Central Committee or the military.

The country’s new president rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump this week, but the superpower rivalry is making it harder to balance relations.

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jihoon Lee and Ju-min Park GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump began the final leg of his Asia trip in South Korea on Wednesday, optimistic about advancing an unresolved tariff deal with President Lee Jae Myung and striking a trade war truce with China's Xi Jinping.