Asian Leaders Unite: A New Era of Cooperation

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang convened a three-way summit for the first time in over four years. The leaders emphasized the importance of multilateralism and opposing trade protectionism while addressing security concerns, including North Korea's expected spy satellite launch.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang called on Monday for greater cooperation between the Asian neighbours as they held a three-way summit for the first time in more than four years.

Li said the summit represented a "new beginning" and called on the countries to promote multilateralism and fight trade protectionism.

Speaking at a joint news conference after their talks in Seoul, Yoon called for a strong international response to an expected spy satellite launch by North Korea and Kishida demanded Pyongyang halt the plan.