"Now I often accompany Hefei officials to South Korea for business recruitment and students for educational exchanges," Cho said

According to the survey, 78 percent in the Philippines have a positive view of the US as of this spring, down from 92 percent who expressed positive sentiments in 2015

The Obama administration had done everything it could to internationalize the South China Sea issue and had used the Philippines, a US ally, to advance the American strategy

The 79-year-old never expected when he was browsing the internet that day that he would uncover a piece of family history dating back some 140 years

Wang also met with his Japanese counterpart, Taro Kono, on Thursday in New York