World Sep 04 China’s Xi and North Korea’s Kim pledge deeper ties between nations at meeting in Beijing By Ken Moritsugu, Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press
World Sep 03 China’s economic summit and military parade may signal a geopolitical shift The leaders of China, North Korea and Russia stood shoulder to shoulder Wednesday as high-tech military hardware and thousands of marching soldiers filled the streets of Beijing. By Foster Klug, Associated Press
World Sep 02 North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in China for military parade alongside Putin and Xi Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the 26 world leaders who'll join Chinese President Xi Jinping to watch Wednesday's massive military parade in Beijing. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
World Aug 28 Kim Jong Un to meet with Xi and Putin at Chinese military parade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad next week to attend a military parade in the Chinese capital. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press
World Jan 07 North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile designed to strike remote Pacific targets North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike targets in the Pacific. By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Oct 29 North Korea’s foreign minister visits Russia as its troops train to fight in Ukraine By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea said its top diplomat is visiting Russia in another sign of their deepening relations as rival South Korea and Western nations expressed alarm at the North’s alleged deployment of thousands of troops to support Russia’s warfighting in Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 14 North Korea provides glimpse of secretive uranium-enrichment facility visited by Kim Jong Un By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press During a visit to the Nuclear Weapons Institute and the facility producing weapons-grade nuclear materials, Kim expressed “great satisfaction repeatedly over the wonderful technical force of the nuclear power field” held by North Korea, the official Korean Central News Agency… Continue reading
Jul 01 North Korean officials wear Kim Jong Un pins for first time as nation boosts personality cult By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un. Continue reading
Jun 23 Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact with each other. What does this mean? By Sue Mi Terry, Stephen Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations The new defense treaty demonstrates a growing closeness between the two pariah states that is likely to make the rest of the world uneasy. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 8:05 Putin signs pact with North Korea that could increase weapons for Russia’s war in Ukraine By Stephanie Sy, Dan Sagalyn Russia and North Korea have taken a step toward improving relations. Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un pledged to help each other's defense and security and to fight off sanctions. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Robert Gallucci. He was the State… Continue watching