Japan, China, S. Korea discuss security, economic issues

Japan, China, S. Korea discuss security, economic issues

VIENTIANE, Laos - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon (L), Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L), and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing join hands prior to three-way talks in Vientiane Nov. 27. The three met on the sidelines of a series of talks involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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