Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, July 26

VIENTIANE -- China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have close exchanges and cooperation in various fields and deeply integrated interests, thus the bilateral relations can not be damaged, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday when meeting with ROK Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said during the meeti