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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a flood-hit area in Sinuiju city, North Phyongan province, North Korea on July 29. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AP

North Korea’s Kim blasts South Korean ‘scum’ over flood damage ‘rumours’

North Korea said earlier this week there had been unspecified casualties resulting from the flooding in its northern regions, in addition to damage to thousands of homes.

North Korea said earlier this week there had been unspecified casualties resulting from the flooding in its northern regions

3 Aug 2024 - 11:11AM

US sanctions China-based network linked to North Korean missile programme

25 Jul 2024 - 6:27AMvideocam

Opinion | Russia-North Korea treaty only adds to China’s regional woes

24 Jul 2024 - 8:28AMvideocam

Opinion | Northeast Asia, with its nuclear dreams and arms race, is a powder keg

Resurgence of military blocs, breakdown in cooperation and nuclear risk threaten global catastrophe, unless a new road map to peace is found.

23 Jul 2024 - 10:19AMvideocam

North Korea’s shifting satellite allegiance signals China’s waning influence

Appearing to lead ‘an axis’, including Moscow, Pyongyang and Tehran, does not appeal to Beijing, analysts say after Putin and Kim sign treaty.

9 Jul 2024 - 4:16PMvideocam

China treads complex path between North and South Korea as nuclear risk rises

Beijing’s Korean peninsula headache could worsen if a Pyongyang-Moscow October surprise affects the US election, experts warn.

7 Jul 2024 - 2:16PMvideocam

US and allies clash with Russia and China over North Korea at UN meeting

Beijing was urged to use its influence to end the ‘increasingly dangerous military cooperation’ between Moscow and Pyongyang.

29 Jun 2024 - 2:54AMvideocam

A firefighter hoses down the remains of an unidentified missile, which Ukrainian authorities claimed to be made in North Korea, at a site of a Russian strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in January. Photo: Reuters

North Korea fuels ‘new Cold War’ bid with missile launch after Russia treaty

Pyongyang’s suspected hypersonic ballistic missile test has analysts worried the regime is inflaming tensions to skirt sanctions.

27 Jun 2024 - 7:00AM

Opinion | The rules-based order isn’t working. It’s time for an alternative

A clear guiding principle can help countries overcome different priorities and diverging ideas about global governance.

26 Jun 2024 - 8:30PM

Opinion | How the Putin-Kim summit is shaking up the global security landscape

As Moscow and Pyongyang deepen military ties, the stakes have never been higher to prevent provocations that could turn into armed clashes.

22 Jun 2024 - 8:25AMvideocam

Putin says Russia may change nuclear doctrine, warns Seoul not to aid Ukraine

Existing doctrine says Russia may use nuclear weapons in response to nuclear attack or a conventional attack that poses an ‘existential threat’.

21 Jun 2024 - 8:57AMvideocam

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday. Photo: Pool Photo via AP

South Korea mulls supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia, North Korea sign pact

Seoul has not directly provided arms to Kyiv, citing a long-standing policy of not supplying weapons to countries actively engaged in conflict.

20 Jun 2024 - 9:48PMvideocam

Putin says North Korea treaty provides ‘mutual assistance’ in case of aggression

A new treaty signed between North Korea and Russia provides for “mutual assistance” in case either country faces aggression, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, in an apparent warning to the West.

19 Jun 2024 - 7:34PMvideocam

Putin pledges trade, security ties with North Korea free of West’s influence

In a letter, the Russian president vowed to support Pyongyang against ‘US pressure, blackmail and military threats’.

18 Jun 2024 - 10:15AMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to service members at an event in the Moscow region on Friday. Photo: AFP

Chinese foreign, defence officials to be in South Korea as Putin visits North

Sun Weidong and Zhang Baoqun will be in Seoul for ‘2+2’ dialogue on Tuesday; Kremlin says Vladimir Putin to visit Pyongyang the same day.

18 Jun 2024 - 2:32AMvideocam

Foreign vice-minister Sun Weidong is one of two senior Beijing officials set to lead a delegation to Seoul for diplomatic and security talks on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Nuclear arms more prominent amid geopolitical tensions: researchers

The number of operational nuclear warheads is steadily rising, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

17 Jun 2024 - 10:55AM

Opinion | Return of China-Japan-South Korea talks brings hope of de-escalation

The first trilateral summit in years avoided sensitive topics and aimed for low-hanging fruit but it heralds a change from crisis management to collaboration. The talking now needs to be turned into action.

31 May 2024 - 5:53AMvideocam

North Korea fails to launch second spy satellite into orbit

The launch became the nuclear-armed North’s latest failure, following two other fiery crashes last year.

28 May 2024 - 10:08AMvideocam

People watch a television screen broadcasting news of North Korea’s failed launch of a military spy satellite at a station in Seoul on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘Grave provocation’: North condemns Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo over denuclearisation

At a three-way summit in Seoul, China, Japan and South Korea sought to cooperate on security, and denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, they said in a joint statement.

27 May 2024 - 7:37PM

North Korea says its next spy satellite is heading into space soon

Pyongyang told Japan it intends to launch the satellite by June 4. Rocket debris could fall near the Korean peninsula and Philippine island of Luzon.

27 May 2024 - 12:57PMvideocam

North Koreans worked for American firms, earning US$6.8 million to fund weapons

The State Department said American Christina Chapman helped three North Koreans in an ‘illicit telework employment’ scheme that earned US$6.8 million for Pyongyang.

17 May 2024 - 10:31AMvideocam

North Korea conducts a missile drill at an undisclosed location. Photo: KCNA/KNS/dpa

North Korea warns US allies Australia, Britain, others to stop interfering

Pyongyang on Monday warned the UK, Canada, Germany, France, New Zealand and Australia to immediately stop their ‘blatant military intervention’ under the pretext of monitoring UN sanctions violations.

13 May 2024 - 2:14PMvideocam

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un tests a sniper rifle during a visit to an arms manufacturer at an undisclosed location over the weekend. Photo: KCNA via KNS / AFP

For decades, he was North Korea’s propaganda mastermind. Now, he’s met his end

Kim Ki-nam helped forge a cult of personality around the Kim dynasty, serving every one of the country’s three leaders since its founding. He has died at the age of 94.

8 May 2024 - 2:36PM

South Korea raises terrorism alert for 5 of its embassies. Here’s why it’s odd

Analysts say the sudden two-tier rise of the warning despite no major events in progress for Seoul could signal precautions against a retaliation over a row on defected diplomats.

3 May 2024 - 5:08PMvideocam

‘Alarming’ North Korean visit to Iran raises concerns of military alliance

The move is in line with Pyongyang’s efforts to attract Iran to an alliance against the US and boost cooperation for mutual benefit, analyst notes.

25 Apr 2024 - 9:40AM

A picture released by North Korea’s KCNA on April 23 shows a missile drill at an undisclosed location. Photo: KCNA/KNS/dpa

Opinion | UN’s sanctions-fuelled approach to North Korea must end

After nearly two decades of sanctions on North Korea, Russia could have dealt the system a death blow in an attempt to force it to change. The UN should take this opportunity to alter its strategy and instead prioritise diplomacy to generate dialogue and greater understanding.

6 Apr 2024 - 10:19AMvideocam

US sanctions on North Korea target individuals and China, Russia-based firms

US Treasury Department accused entities of channelling funds to North Korea’s weapons programmes. It said action was coordinated with South Korea.

28 Mar 2024 - 4:47AM

Opinion | It’s in China’s best interest to rein in a nuclearised North Korea

As North Korea develops tactical nuclear warheads, China must not allow Pyongyang to threaten regional security. Radioactive leakage could impact communities along the Chinese border in the event of a seventh atomic test.

24 Mar 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

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North Korea sanctions

On August 6, 2017, the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on North Korea that could see the reclusive state's US$3 billion annual export revenue drop by a third. The sanctions, which banned North Korean exports of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood, were aimed at punishing Pyongyang over its two intercontinential ballistic missile tests. Countries were also prohibited from hiring additional North Korean labourers.

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3 August, 2024