China's Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where Putin hailed what he said were "unprecedented" ties.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing by train on Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, an event that observers say could potentially demonstrate three-way unity against the United States.

Modi made his first visit to China in seven years as both countries are bristling from Trump's punishing tariffs.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has sat down with Vladimir Putin in their first formal bilateral meeting since the Russian leader arrived in China for a rare four-day visit on Sunday.

Mr Trump also said he was not concerned about warm ties between Russia and China. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that the world's two largest economies should be "partners and not rivals."

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has cast his country as a force for global economic stability and pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to support its partners, at a time when President Donald Trump wages a global tariff war and has decimated foreign aid under his “America First” policy.