Jun 19 Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that includes vow of mutual aid By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces "aggression." Details were not immediately clear, but the deal could mark their strongest… Continue reading
Jun 18 Putin arrives in North Korea for rare visit as Russia seeks to overcome U.S.-led sanctions By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Putin’s visit comes amid growing concerns about an arms arrangement in which Pyongyang provides Moscow with badly needed munitions to fuel Russia’s war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jun 17 Russia’s Putin to visit North Korea, expected to meet with Kim Jong Un By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Putin's first trip to the country in 24 years comes amid international concerns about the two countries' expanding military cooperation. Continue reading
May 27 North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes in mid-air By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Monday's failed launch came hours after leaders of South Korea, China and Japan met in Seoul in their first trilateral meeting in more than four years. Continue reading
May 03 South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem erroneously describes meeting with Kim Jong Un in new book By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Noem claimed in a new book to have met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress. But her office said Friday that the story of the meeting was an error as further scrutiny was put… Continue reading
Mar 25 North Korea says Japan’s prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Some experts say North Korea is seeking to weaken the partnership Japan has with the U.S and South Korea while Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to boost his declining approval rating at home. Continue reading
Feb 02 North Korea tests more missiles as Kim calls for war readiness By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea on Friday extended a provocative series of weapons tests by firing cruise missiles into the sea, as leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to step up war preparations and toured a shipyard. Continue reading
Jan 04 Young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely successor, South Korea says By Hyung-Jin Kim, Jiwon Song, Associated Press The National Intelligence Service's assessment is the first of its kind regarding the preteen, who is reportedly aged 10 and named Ju Ae. Continue reading
Dec 31 Kim Jong Un vows to boost North Korea’s reconnaissance and nuclear capabilities in 2024 By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce attack drones in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: UAW president threatens wider auto worker strike amid wage dispute In our news wrap Sunday, talks continued between automakers and the union representing striking auto workers, South Korea’s president warned of deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea, the first two civilian cargo ships since the collapse of the… Continue watching