North Korea

North Korea-China friendship 'invincible': Kim told Xi

Jun 21, 2019 08:54

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed “immutable and invincible” relations between Beijing and Pyongyang as Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a historic visit to the North.
China’s President meets with North Korea’s Leader in Pyongyang

Jun 20, 2019 07:51

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shortly after arriving in North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang on an official visit, Chinese state media say.
China’s Xi hails ‘irreplaceable friendship’ with North Korea ahead of visit to Pyongyang

Jun 19, 2019 09:21

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his government supports North Korea’s “correct direction” in politically resolving issues, just a day before he arrives in Pyongyang at the invitation of the North’s leader Kim Jong-un.
Russia, China block US bid to halt North Korea fuel deliveries

Jun 19, 2019 06:45

Russia and China have blocked a US initiative at the United Nations aimed at halting deliveries of refined oil to North Korea as Washington attempts to keep up economic pressure on Pyongyang, a policy that is blamed for a halt in the diplomatic process between the two sides.
China president's North Korea visit to send strong message to US

Jun 19, 2019 03:21

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to North Korea this week for a two-day visit, ahead of a possible meeting between Xi and President Donald Trump of the United States at next week’s G-20 summit in Japan.
North Korea warns US to drop ‘hostile policy’

Jun 11, 2019 08:32

North Korean state media have warned that an agreement reached at a 2018 summit between the leaders of North Korea and the United States in Singapore could become “a blank sheet of paper” if Washington did not “withdraw its hostile policy” toward Pyongyang.
North Korea leader’s slain step brother was a CIA agent: WSJ report

Jun 11, 2019 01:35

The Wall Street Journal says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, who was allegedly poisoned on a trip to Malaysia in 2017, had been “a CIA informant.”
N Korea warns US: Our patience running out, Singapore deal at risk

Jun 04, 2019 15:32

North Korea warns the US that the agreement the two sides reached in Singapore last year could be at risk if Washington keeps putting undue pressure on Pyongyang to make it take unilateral measures towards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea's leader visits key missile site, orders 'higher modernization plan'

Jun 01, 2019 10:50

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered a “higher modernization plan” for the country's main ballistic missile factory during a visit to several facilities and factories, shortly after he suspended denuclearization talks with the United States.
North Korea executes five envoys to failed US summit: Report

Jun 01, 2019 02:22

North Korea has executed its nuclear envoy to the United States and four other diplomats tasked with steering negotiations for a failed summit between leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.