The U.S., Japan and South Korea began anti-submarine naval exercises on Monday as North Korea continued to threaten nuclear action, threats it said were not “empty.”
North Korea opens up to Chinese envoy while Beijing seeks better ‘understanding and trust’ with neighbour
China’s new ambassador to North Korea vowed to enhance “mutual understanding and trust” between Beijing and Pyongyang amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Korean peninsula. “We are willing to work …
South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-submarine drills to counter North Korea threats
The navies of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will hold two days of anti-submarine exercises starting Monday to better counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile capabilities, South Korea’s …
Why North Korea responds the way it does to US-ROK exercises
“It is important to keep in mind that while the US and ROK certainly have the right to conduct drills as they see fit, what they have been doing is NOT business as usual,” Jenny Town, a Korean analyst …
South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-North Korea submarine drill
The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies are conducting their first anti-submarine drills in six months to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats
4 Texas bills that could limit Chinese, Iranian, North Korean and Russian land ownership
Multiple bills have been filed in the current Texas legislative session seeking to regulate some people from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia and …
Why some Texans feel targeted by bills banning land ownership from China, Iran and Russia
A series of bills that have been filed in the Texas Legislature this session seek to limit the way that certain people from China, Iran, North Korea …
China trade: North Korea’s food crisis could push Pyongyang to resume cross-border flow in coming months
Needing rice, grain, flour, sugar and cooking oil to cope with a worsening food crisis, North Korea may fully restore cross-border trade with China as early as the middle of the year, analysts said, …
North Korea May Be Close to Completing New Nuclear Reactor: 38 North
Satellite images indicate North Korea may be close to completing a new reactor in its major nuclear complex in Yongbyon, according to 38 North, a Washington-based website that tracks events in the …
How China let a ship banned for ferrying North Korean coal go rogue
The case of the Petrel 8, a zombie ship that came back to life, shows that the sanction regime on Pyongyang is full of holes.