North Korea diplomacy
North Korea raises capsized warship damaged in botched launch
It wasn’t immediately clear what condition the ship is in from lying in the water for several days after the launch failure, which Kim Jong-un labelled “a criminal act”.
- Kim Tong-hyung
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Failure to launch: Who’s to blame for Kim Jong-un’s dockside disaster?
Destined to be the pride of his revamped navy, the recent launch of North Korea’s latest warship turned into an embarrassment for Kim Jong-un and his regime.
- Choe Sang-Hun and Jiawei Wang
- Updated
- Kim Jong-un
‘In here you only learn about the good things’: Inside a North Korean school
At Aichi Korean Middle and High School, teachers and students are fighting to preserve their identity, while the outside world is suspicious of their ties to a hostile dictatorship.
- Lisa Visentin, Stella Perry and Christopher Jue
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.
- Reuters and Hyunjoo Jin
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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Seyoon Kim and Jon Herskovitz
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