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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un travels to Beijing to watch military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping

North Korea announces new Hwasong-20 nuclear missile as Kim arrives in China

North Korea announces new Hwasong-20 nuclear missile as Kim arrives in China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a factory producing nuclear missile materials on Monday including for a “next-generation Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)," according to state media, just before he left to meet the...

North Korea’s hidden wildlife trade: new research reveals state involvement

North Korea’s hidden wildlife trade: new research reveals state involvement

North Korea is notorious for its illicit trade in weapons and narcotics. But a new investigation that I conducted with colleagues in the UK and Norway reveals a new concern: the illegal trade in wildlife, including species supposedly protected by...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un left for China via train, KCNA says

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un left for China via train, KCNA says

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left for China via his special train on Monday to attend China’s celebration of the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two, state media KCNA confirmed on Tuesday. South Korea’s Yonhap news...

Xi Brings Russia, North Korea Together In Beijing Show Of Solidarity Against West

Xi Brings Russia, North Korea Together In Beijing Show Of Solidarity Against West

Home China Xi Brings Russia, North Korea Together In Beijing Show Of Solidarity Against... Vladimir Putin praised “unprecedentedly high” ties with China, thanked Xi for his warm welcome in Beijing, while Kim Jong Un’s armoured train approached the...

The slow, bulletproof train to China: How Kim Jong-un travels from North Korea

The slow, bulletproof train to China: How Kim Jong-un travels from North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday on his signature green armoured train, relying on a slow but specialised form of transport that the reclusive country’s leaders have used for decades. Compared with North Korea’s ageing...

North Korea's Kim taking 20-hour train ride to China for his first-ever multilateral event

North Korea's Kim taking 20-hour train ride to China for his first-ever multilateral event

SEOUL, September 1. /TASS/. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is accompanied by a delegation of senior officials of the Workers’ Party of Korea, including Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, on his visit to China, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)...

North Korea Releases Photos of Kim Jong Un's Missile Factory

North Korea Releases Photos of Kim Jong Un's Missile Factory

North Korean state media has released photos of Kim Jong Un's tour of a major munitions factory, which he hailed as central to the country's military modernization, state media reported. The inspection took place ahead of his trip to China, his...

[Column] How Seoul can serve as ‘pacemaker’ for US and North Korea

[Column] How Seoul can serve as ‘pacemaker’ for US and North Korea

President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea shakes hands with US President Donald Trump on Aug. 25, 2025, during their summit at the White House in Washington, DC. (Yonhap) By Kim Yeon-chul, former minister of unification and current professor at Inje...

'Axis of evil' Russia, China and North Korea staging military parade 'to terrify world'

'Axis of evil' Russia, China and North Korea staging military parade 'to terrify world'

The world will be watching as a tyrannical trio of leaders attend a display of China's military might in a parade designed to "terrify the global public", an expert has warned. Russia's Vladimir Putin will join North Korea's Kim Jong Un and...

North Korea's Kim departs for China in armored train

North Korea's Kim departs for China in armored train

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has left Pyongyang heading to China to participate in the “Victory Day” military parade in Beijing. Kim left the North Korean capital on Monday evening onboard his armoured train, which is said to include a...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un leaves Pyongyang for rare diplomatic event in Beijing

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un leaves Pyongyang for rare diplomatic event in Beijing

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has departed Pyongyang for Beijing to attend a major military parade at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Russian President Vladimir Putin will also be present, with analysts expecting Kim to hold...

North Korea’s Kim Departs For China Aboard Train: Report

North Korea’s Kim Departs For China Aboard Train: Report

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departed Pyongyang on Monday afternoon aboard a train, a source familiar with the matter said, with Kim expected to make his debut on the multilateral diplomatic stage at a military parade in Beijing. It will...

North Korea’s APT37 deploys RokRAT in new phishing campaign against academics

North Korea’s APT37 deploys RokRAT in new phishing campaign against academics

North Korea’s APT37 deploys RokRAT in new phishing campaign against academics ScarCruft (APT37) launches Operation HanKook Phantom, a phishing campaign using RokRAT to target academics, ex-officials, and researchers. Cybersecurity firm Seqrite...

North Korea's Kim makes rare China trip with trilateral ties in mind

North Korea's Kim makes rare China trip with trilateral ties in mind

International relations Visit to Beijing comes as Pyongyang deepens cooperation with China and Russia North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during an event to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese...

North Korea’s Kim takes train to China for military parade, Yonhap says

North Korea’s Kim takes train to China for military parade, Yonhap says

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang by train on Sept 1 to attend a military parade in China, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said, the first time he will have taken part in a major multilateral diplomatic event. The reclusive...

Putin, Xi champion 'unprecedentedly high' ties as Iran and North Korea leaders arrive in Beijing

Putin, Xi champion 'unprecedentedly high' ties as Iran and North Korea leaders arrive in Beijing

National Security Institute founder Jamil Jaffer discusses the current standpoint of the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations on 'Fox News Live.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russian President Vladimir Putin, alongside his "dear...

Could NATO stand up to President Xi's 'Axis of Upheaval'? As China pushes for a new world order, how the alliance's military forces compare to combined might of Beijing, Russia and North Korea

Could NATO stand up to President Xi's 'Axis of Upheaval'? As China pushes for a new world order, how the alliance's military forces compare to combined might of Beijing, Russia and North Korea

The West is increasingly preparing for a major war on European soil amid increasing aggression from Russia and its anti-NATO allies. After three and a half years of devastating conflict, Vladimir Putin is showing no signs of relenting on his...

Putin and Xi deepen ties as Iran, North Korea leaders visit Beijing

Putin and Xi deepen ties as Iran, North Korea leaders visit Beijing

National Security Institute founder Jamil Jaffer discusses the current standpoint of the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations on 'Fox News Live.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russian President Vladimir Putin, alongside his "dear...

N. Korea remains silent on NYT report of 2019 secret US SEAL mission against its regime

N. Korea remains silent on NYT report of 2019 secret US SEAL mission against its regime

North Korea on Saturday remained silent on a recent report that United States Navy special operations forces infiltrated North Korea in early 2019 to install a device aimed at intercepting leader Kim Jong-un's communications. A day earlier, the...

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