Russia and China have blocked the U.N. Security Council from imposing sanctions on five North Korean officials in response to Pyongyang’s recent ballistic missile tests.
North Korea hints at resuming nuclear, ICBM tests
Accusing the United States of hostility and threats, North Korea on Thursday said it will consider restarting “all temporally-suspended activities” it had paused during its diplomacy with the Trump …
Federal judge awards Otto Warmbier parents $240,000 for torture in North Korea
Otto Warmbier, a college student from the Cincinnati area, was imprisoned in North Korea in 2016. The regime released him 17 months later in a vegetative state and he soon died.
North Korea-China trade by rail to resume on Monday as border closures end
Chinese brokers said they expect the resumption of regular trade with North Korea as soon as Monday, after a North Korean train pulled into a Chinese border town on Sunday in the first such crossing …
US takes North Korea’s ‘improving’ missile programmes seriously: Pentagon
The US takes very seriously the threat posed by North Korea’s “improving” missile programs, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby has said …
China and North Korea reopen rail link after 2-year coronavirus closure
Line between Dandong in China and Sinuiju in North Korea back in business Pyongyang suspended operations in January, 2020, and imposed some of the world’s strictest containment measures North Korea …
Cyr column: North Korea’s failure and South Korea’s success
North Korea is once again rattling the cage. Over several weeks, the regime has carried out four ballistic missile tests, the most recent on January 17. Pyongyang describes them as essential for …
China reopens rail freight traffic with North Korea
China has restored railway freight traffic with North Korea that had been suspended over pandemic concerns, its foreign ministry said Monday. Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the connection …
China should crack down on North Korea instead of ‘cheating’ on sanctions, says think tank
Anthony Ruggiero of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies says Russia and China are “cheating” on sanctions against North Korea. He adds that there’s “much, much more” that the United States can …
Coronavirus: North Korean train makes first reported crossing into China since border lockdown
Chinese brokers said they expect the resumption of regular trade with North Korea as soon as Monday, after a North Korean train pulled into a Chinese border town on Sunday in the first such crossing …