カテゴリー: North Korea
US president ‘very disappointed’ in Russian ruler; Trump had promised to get Putin to negotiating table with Volodymr Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,288Donald Trump took no apparent action at the passing of his latest deadline for Vladimir Putin to c…
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, welcomes dozens of world leaders to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin and a series of other events that will culminate in a Beijing military parade to mark 80 years since the end of the second world…
Slow but specialised form of transport has been used by the reclusive country’s leaders for decadesNorth Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Beijing on his signature green train to attend a military parade in China celebrating the formal surren…
Leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea will be at event marking 80 years since defeat of Japan in second world warWhy are Putin and Kim at China’s Victory Day parade?Leaders from countries united in their opposition to the west will gather in Beijing …
The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president, a grouping dubbed the axis of upheavalOn Wednesday, China is holding a military parade in the capital, Beijing, to mark 80 years since the en…
US president is keen for a fourth meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but has little to show from the previous three encountersDonald Trump’s unshakeable belief in his ability as a peacemaker has raised the prospect of another attempt to solv…
Seoul says military fired warning shots on Tuesday after troops from the North briefly crossed borderSouth Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the heavily fortified border earlier this week, Seoul said on Saturday, af…
Soldiers who had returned from Russia were honoured with a concert and relatives of troops killed in action were among those to attend a banquetKim Jong-un has hailed North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia in the war in Ukraine as “heroes”, at a…
The ‘undeclared’ Sinpung-dong missile operating base is just 27km from the border with China, report by US thinktank saysNorth Korea has built a secret military base near its border with China which may house Pyongyang’s newest long-range ballistic mis…
Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties between Russia and North KoreaRussian president Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as “heroic” in a letter to Kim …
World’s lowest fertility rate leaves Seoul 50,000 troops short of maintaining defence readiness, report warnsSouth Korea’s military has shrunk by 20% in the past six years, largely due to a sharp decrease in the population of men of enlistment age for …
Seoul dismantled its loudspeakers a week ago, and Pyongyang appears to be following suit as President Lee Jae Myung seeks to improve ties with NorthSouth Korea’s military has said North Korea has started dismantling some propaganda loudspeakers aimed a…
Overture from new president Lee Jae Myung is latest effort to revive dialogue with Pyongyang that stalled under his predecessorSouth Korean authorities have begun removing loudspeakers that blare propaganda broadcasts along its border with the North, S…
The Moscow-Pyongyang flights operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will initially operate only once a monthDirect flights from Moscow to North Korea have begun this week, amid a strengthening of ties between the two nations and a decline in options fo…
North Korea’s military is being transformed on the battlefields of Ukraine – so why is Seoul silent?
Observers question whether South Korea grasps the threat it faces from Pyongyang’s partnership with MoscowWhen North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from its eastern coast in May, South Korea’s response was swift. Within hours, Seoul joined Wa…