China's Sinopec, the world's biggest refiner by capacity, signed an agreement with South Korea's LG Chem on Tuesday to jointly develop sodium-ion battery materials, in its first push into new energy and higher-value petrochemicals.

President Trump met with President Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week. APEC's host, South Korea, is carefully balancing its relations with the U.S. and China.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to persuade North Korea to return to talks, as the two leaders on Saturday agreed on a set of steps to expand their economic and other ties.

China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with South Korea's trade and industry minister on Saturday and discussed safeguarding the stability of supply chains, Wang's ministry said in a statement released on Sunday.

President Donald Trump has suggested his outlook to the U.S.-China relationship with a six-word post on Truth Social.

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.

The leaders of China and South Korea moved to rebuild relations after years of weakening economic ties and a closer Seoul-Washington partnership.

U. 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.

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.