The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan called for an end to actions that "destabilize" security around the Taiwan Strait, in what appears to be a veiled warning to China amid increasing military exercises in the area.

The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan met for talks in Brussels on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs. The talks between Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul,

BRUSSELS (Kyodo) -- The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday voiced "serious concerns" over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs as well as its growing military cooperation with Russia, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.

After their first trilateral economic meeting in over five years, China, Japan and South Korea vowed to strengthen their trading ties.

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's industry minister pressed U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick for favourable treatment on tariffs at their second meeting in less than a month, the ministry said on Saturday, as Seoul seeks to blunt the effect of U.S. President Donald Trump's measures.

The comments came after the three countries held their first economic dialogue in five years. Read more at straitstimes.com.