Mike Pence focused publicly Wednesday on issues other than trade at meetings with Asian leaders in Singapore.
Ahead of trip to Asia by Vice President Pence, US defense chief, secretary of state meet with Chinese counterparts in Washington.
Statement comes as North and South Korea get set to open joint liaison office Friday aimed at fostering cross-border communications and relations.
Taiwan announces contributions to finance demining operations in Syria and Iraq.
US top diplomat says Washington's move guided by need to build 'partnerships,' not 'raw economic self-interest'.
Airlines, retailers and hoteliers all have been pressured to alter products and promotions that offended Beijing.
US secretary of state travels to North Korea for a second time within weeks; experts said summit negotiations 'reached a critical juncture'.
US Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty says Washington also wants to see Korean Peninsula free of all nuclear, chemical, biological weapons.
While visit comes days after President Donald Trump signed legislation that encourages US officials to travel to Taiwan to meet their counterparts and vice versa, State Department says visit 'has been planned for some time'.
US Secretary of State Tillerson says passengers on commercial flight could see North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile flying through the sky.
Secretary of State to participate in the ministerial briefing of UNSC members to join top diplomats from UNSC to give pressure campaign against DPRK a new push.
'We're ready to talk anytime,' said Secretary of State Tillerson, while pointing to China to cut off oil supplies to Pyongyang.
US president makes his first official visit to China in coming days, with his administration finalizing its policy team that includes a China hawk.
US assesses economic sanctions to hold individuals accountable who are associated with Rohingya atrocities.
Immigration, fugitives, counter-narcotics, counterterrorism, cybersecurity among frank discussions in high-level US-China talks.
US officials say the secretary of state will seek Beijing’s cooperation in putting maximum pressure on Pyongyang and its nuclear and missile activity.
Diplomacy 'has to be backed by a strong military consequence,' US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says.
Diplomacy deserves a chance, but it's up to Pyongyang to show the serious intent of denuclearization.
Washington continues to press for a legally binding and effective mechanism on South China Sea disputes.
Allison Lee, who receives award for working to end slavery, urged end to abuses against migrant fishermen working aboard Taiwan-flagged fishing vessels.
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