People who have escaped from North Korea since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic have described severe repression and restrictions on economic activity. North Korean escapees’ accounts illustrate the …
North Korea condemns US missile sale approval to South Korea, KCNA says
SEOUL, June 13 (Reuters) – North Korea’s foreign ministry condemned a U.S. decision to approve the sale of advanced air-to-air missiles and related equipment to South Korea, warning the move would …
Is China’s Xi worried that North Korea wants “to confront the U.S.”?
A veteran North Korea analyst says Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea was about keeping tabs on an emboldened Kim Jong Un who wants “to confront the U.S.” …
China’s President Xi returns home after closely watched trip to North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping has returned home, ending a rare state visit to North Korea. During the visit that began Monday, he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored a joint push to …
Xi Jinping meets Kim Jong Un as China and North Korea tighten alliance
China’s President travelled to North Korea for the first time in seven years, underscoring the strategic importance of ties between the two neighbours. View on euronews …
Why China’s Xi wants a ‘brighter’ future with North Korea
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years wasn’t just loaded with rhetoric hailing historic ties between China and its longstanding – and only – treaty ally.
Xi and Kim push for greater ties between China and North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang in his first visit to North Korea in seven years. The trip is likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for …
Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang in his first visit to North Korea in seven years. The trip is likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for …
China Reasserts Itself, to Contain North Korea’s Tilt Toward Russia
On a rare visit to North Korea, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, projected unity but also sought to remind Kim Jong-un that he is the senior partner in their alliance.
China’s Xi Jinping calls for strengthened strategic cooperation with North Korea in rare summit with Kim Jong Un
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for deepening “strategic coordination and cooperation” with North Korea shortly after receiving a pomp-filled welcome to mark his first visit to the secluded nation in …