North Korea diplomacy
China and North Korea mark 75th anniversary of ties with vows of cooperation
China is by far North Korea’s largest trading partner, and the two share a history going back to Beijing’s support of Pyongyang during the 1950-1953 Korean War.
- by Reuters and Hyunjoo Jin
Latest
Kim Jong-un shown in first photos of uranium enrichment site
“It shows how advanced their enrichment capability has become and gives greater credibility to their ability to increasing their nuclear weapons arsenals.”
- by Hyunsu Yim and Josh Smith
They’re hidden from the world by a brutal regime. In Paris, they’re swapping pins
While North Korea sends balloons of putrid rubbish to the south, it is trying to portray a friendly face at the Paris Olympics.
- by Jordan Baker
Analysis
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia needs North Korean weapons, but there is more to Putin’s rare visit
Kim has made two trips to Russia’s Far East since 2019. Putin is now expected to arrive in North Korea on Tuesday for the first time since 2000.
- by The Economist
Putin willing to visit Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang soon, North Korea says
It would be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first trip to North Korea in more than two decades, after he visited Kim Jong-il – current leader Kim Jong-un’s father – in 2000.
- by Kim Tong-Hyung
Kim changes his mind about reunification with South Korea, warns of war
The North Korean leader has declared the South an enemy to be subjugated, through nuclear war if necessary, and has dismantled all agencies dedicated to diplomacy.
- by Choe Sang-Hun
North Korea using Ukraine as test ground for missiles, Seoul says
The cooperation outlined by the South would mark a new phase of Kim’s assistance for Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war on Ukraine.
- by Seyoon Kim and Jon Herskovitz
North Korea warns war inevitable, builds up spy satellites and nuclear arsenal
Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has vowed North Korea will launch three new spy satellites, build military drones and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024.
- by Cynthia Kim, Josh Smith and Jack Kim
North Korea scraps military deal with South amid tensions over spy satellite
North Korea said Seoul would be held “wholly accountable” if an irretrievable clash breaks out between the two countries.
- by Soo-hyang Choi
North Korea coming out of the cold, Russia talks up military ties
South Korea and the US said military co-operation between North Korea and Russia would violate UN sanctions against Pyongyang and there would be a price to pay.
- by Ju-min Park
Updated
Russia
Steaming ahead: Kim arrives in Russia despite US warnings
Kim Jong-un does not travel abroad much, having made just seven trips away and twice stepping briefly across the inter-Korean border in his 12 years in power.
- by Josh Smith and Hyunsu Yim
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