EU-China trade talks begin amid heightened trade tensions | East Asia Tonight Oct 8, 2026

Europe's trade chief lands in Beijing with a mission to rebalance trade with China. Also on East Asia Tonight: South Korea recalls ambassador to Ukraine as diplomatic row deepens; and US cybersecurity firm says suspect behind spate of bank hackings in South Korea could be a 26-year-old Chinese national.

00:00 Headlines
01:22 EU-China trade talks begin amid tensions
07:32 Seoul withdraws ambassador to Kyiv
09:08 Chinese national suspected to be behind South Korea bank hackings
10:44 South Korea and Egypt upgrade ties
12:56 TSMC delivers record quarterly revenue over AI demand
19:58 Tencent looks beyond China for growth
26:01 Japan tells China to show respect
33:46 China nominates candidate to lead the WHO
37:16 Myanmar leader in Malaysia
46:11 BTS holds concerts in Peru