Jun 19 Russia and North Korea ties prompt Japan and New Zealand intel sharing pact By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan and New Zealand have agreed in principle on an intelligence sharing pact as their leaders shared concern about the increasingly challenging security environment in the region, including closer ties between Russia and North Korea. Continue reading
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 South Korean troops fire warning shots after North Korean soldiers mistakenly cross DMZ border By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean troops fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the heavily fortified land border for the second time this month. 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
Jun 09 South Korea blares anti-North Korea propaganda at border in retaliation for trash balloons By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea on Sunday resumed anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in retaliation for the North sending over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure over the last couple of weeks. Continue reading
May 30 North Korea sends balloons carrying trash and manure over South Korea By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The North’s balloon activities may deepen public calls in South Korea to stop anti-North Korean leafleting to avoid unnecessary clashes. 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
Apr 26 Watch 7:34 North Koreans forced to process seafood that ends up in U.S., investigation reveals By William Brangham, Teresa Cebrián Aranda In the interconnected, globalized economy, goods produced in one nation end up on shelves and in stores halfway around the world. Some American companies have recently come under scrutiny for alleged links to forced labor. William Brangham spoke with Ian… Continue watching