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(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing to hold high-stakes talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, as both nations move to reinforce their strategic alliance, Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning confirmed....

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(MENAFN) Executions in North Korea escalated significantly throughout the COVID-19 period, according to a report released Tuesday and cited by a news agency.

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(MENAFN) North Korea inaugurated a dedicated memorial museum Sunday honoring its soldiers killed fighting alongside Russian forces in the war against Ukraine, with leader Kim Jong Un pledging to forge the Pyongyang-Moscow alliance into an...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has inaugurated a memorial museum dedicated to its soldiers said to have been killed while fighting alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine, according to state media reports.

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(MENAFN) North Korea and Russia have agreed to strengthen cooperation and exchanges in law enforcement following senior-level discussions held in Pyongyang, according to state media reports.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has accused Japan of committing a “grave provocation” after Tokyo raised concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development in its annual diplomatic report, according to state media.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has denounced Japan, calling its recent actions a "grave provocation" against its sovereignty after Tokyo’s yearly Diplomatic Bluebook voiced strong apprehension about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile activities, according to...

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for expanded cooperation with China during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, according to state media reports.

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(MENAFN) Russia’s defense chief held a meeting on Sunday with North Korea’s leader in Pyongyang, where both sides explored ways to expand and formalize their military partnership.

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(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has urged North Korea to respond to what he described as Seoul’s sincere efforts toward peace, while cautioning that instability stemming from the Middle East should not extend to the Korean Peninsula,...

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(MENAFN) South Korea appealed for rapid and coordinated international measures to confront North Korea’s nuclear activities, labeling them as the most urgent danger to the worldwide nonproliferation framework, a news agency reported on Tuesday....

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(MENAFN) Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov held high-level talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Sunday, with both sides signaling a deepening and formalized defense partnership stretching into the next decade.

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(MENAFN) Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Sunday for an official working visit.

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(MENAFN) South Korea has called for urgent and coordinated international action to address North Korea’s nuclear program, warning that it poses what it considers the most serious challenge to the global nonproliferation system, according to a news...

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(MENAFN) A CNN report claims that US President Donald Trump has either threatened military action, left open the possibility of strikes, or carried out attacks involving roughly 15 countries across his time in office—about one out of every 13...

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(MENAFN) North Korea announced on Thursday that it has carried out a test of a tactical ballistic missile fitted with a cluster munition warhead, asserting that the weapon can inflict severe damage over targeted zones, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Russia’s Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has arrived in North Korea on a working visit, according to reports citing the Russian Defense Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Moscow and Pyongyang have moved to strengthen their security apparatus partnership, announcing expanded cooperation in law enforcement following high-level ministerial talks held in the North Korean capital, state media reported...

U.S. House Committee on Armed Services

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region.

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(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, in an uncommon gesture, conveyed regret to North Korea on Monday regarding drone flights carried out by private individuals, which he said had sparked avoidable military tensions with Pyongyang,...