China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media said on Monday, an assertion Seoul called "somewhat exaggerated", while Tokyo said there was no such discussion.

China is seeking to coordinate its response to U.S. tariffs with Japan and South Korea, Chinese state media said.

Ahead of the rollout of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, China has reached out to fellow Asian countries in an apparent bid to create partnerships to minimise the fallout from tariffs

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election, four months after he threw the nation into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law.

South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office after the constitutional court voted unanimously to uphold parliament’s move to impeach him following his declaration of martial law in December 2024.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether to dismiss or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, four months after he threw the country into turmoil with an ill-fated declaratio