BLOOMBERG The leaders of South Korea and Japan pledged at a rare summit in Tokyo their readiness to end a long-simmering dispute that had hurt security and trade tries, and work with their mutual US ally to counter threats from the likes of North Korea. President Yoon Suk Yeol smiled as he shook hands with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on …

BLOOMBERG Poland will send four Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days as the nation moves ahead with deliveries to bolster Kyiv’s air power, President Andrzej Duda said. “The decision has been made” and more MiG-29 models currently under maintenance are on the way, Duda told reporters in Warsaw on Thursday. The Polish government said this week that …

BLOOMBERG President Xi Jinping promoted China’s development approach in a speech to a gathering of political groups, highlighting his growing willingness to tout his nation’s system. “The Chinese path to modernisation is a sure path to build a stronger nation,” Xi said in video remarks to the Dialogue with World Political Parties, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. It’s …