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Asia & Pacific 2 months ago

North Korea's Kim unveils plans for 10,000-tonne warships, nuclear navy

The hermetic nation is under multiple sets of sanctions over a nuclear programme its leaders have vowed to pursue as an essential deterrent to the United States and South Korea.

Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

China's Xi vows unwavering support for North Korea's Kim in rare Pyongyang visit

The neighbors should strengthen strategic ties and firmly protect their sovereignty, security, and development interests, Xi told Kim, an official Chinese summary of the meeting showed, as Beijing looks to draw Pyongyang closer.

Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

China's Xi hails 'new start' in North Korea ties ahead of summit

China's unwavering policy is to develop ties with the North and both will strengthen exchanges in all areas, Xi said in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper ahead of a visit seen as significant because it is his first international trip this year.

Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

South Korea prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for ex-President Yoon in drone case

Prosecutors allege the drone operation heightened military tensions with North Korea and risked exposing sensitive military information related to the mission and South Korea's capabilities after a drone crashed.

Asia & Pacific 5 months ago

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan said on Sunday, marking the latest in a flurry of launches by Pyongyang to accelerate efforts to boost its military capabilities.

Asia & Pacific 5 months ago

Air China resumes flights to North Korea after 6-year pause

Air China restarted direct flights between Beijing and Pyongyang on Monday after a six-year hiatus, another sign isolated North Korea is gradually opening up following the resumption of train services between the capitals.

Asia & Pacific 5 months ago

N. Korea's Kim vows 'irreversible' nuclear status, warns Seoul of 'merciless' response

Kim's remarks targeting Seoul come despite repeated overtures by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, a dovish leader who took office in June, for dialogue without preconditions.

Asia & Pacific 8 months ago

North Korean leader's daughter in first visit to symbolic mausoleum

South Korea's spy agency said last year Kim Ju Ae was now understood to be next in line to rule North Korea after accompanying her father on a high-profile visit to Beijing.

Asia & Pacific 9 months ago

North Korean leader Kim hails troops returning from Russia mission

North Korean news agency KCNA said the army engineering unit had been dispatched in early August and carried out combat and engineering tasks in the Kursk region of Russia during Moscow's war with Ukraine.