US secretary of state Antony Blinken and China’s foreign minister Wang Yi in Beijing on April 26.
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China’s need for allies is driven by its worry about neighbouring North Korea and concern about western dominance.
South Korea’s pesident faces political woes.
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The South Korean leader seeks to strengthen ties with the US and Japan. But he might be hamstrung by domestic concerns.
Small shops, many run by women, are a common sight in North Korea.
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The two countries watch each other’s policy shifts very carefully and respond accordingly.
People walking on the street in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 2012.
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A survey shows the impact foreign media is having on North Korea’s residents, despite the government’s harsh crackdown
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The Arch of Reunification has been destroyed – reversing decades of government policy targeting eventual reunification with the South.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a screen at the Seoul Railway Station on Aug. 24, 2023.
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Amid signs of growing domestic disquiet over his repressive regime, North Korea’s leader is trying to deflect scrutiny by upping war rhetoric.
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong Un and his daughter visit a factory that produces rocket launchers.
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Kim Jong-un is continuing to release statements about a possible military conflict with South Korea.
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Through acts of covert resistance, women have been driving change in family relationships, women’s sexuality and reproductive issues, and women’s cultural identities.
Kim Jong-un with his daughter, Kim Ju-ae.
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North Korea’s succession is secretive and complicated. But it appears that Kim Jong-un’s young daughter is being groomed to take over on her father’s death.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office on Sept. 21, 2023.
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Post-9/11 international cooperation on weapons proliferation is giving way to a fractured regime dominated by ideology.
Russian president Vladimir Putin, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, Russia, on September 13, 2023.
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Both North Korea and Russia are highly equipped cyber nations, this deal has the potential for them to share technology.
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Russia can offer advanced military and satellite technology know-how to the North – as well as the promise of a future economic partner.
Pariahs flock together: Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at the Vostochny cosmodrome.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
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Russia is not only looking for much-needed ammunition, it is trying to counter Western influence wherever it can.
Brothers in arms: Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a military parade in Pyongyang in July.
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Despite the UN sanctions against North Korea, Russia is apparently trading weapons and technology which could help Pyongyang’s missile programme.
US President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol hold a side meeting at the G7 summit.
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President Biden has an opportunity to show himself as a global leader who can bring historically antagonistic U.S. allies together.
While North Koreans starve, dictator Kim Jong-un launches missiles.
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After three years of isolation under a strict COVID lockdown, North Korea could face another terrible famine.
American Pie: South Korean president indulges in a spot of karaoke after a White House dinner, April 2023.
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The US and South Korea are significantly beefing up security arrangements in the face of the perceived growing threat from China and North Korea.
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol is only the second leader to travel to the U.S. for a state visit during the Biden administration.
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The ‘Washington Declaration’ unveiled during the state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives Seoul a greater role in coordinating a nuclear response strategy.