The number of N. Korean defectors entering S. Korea fell to 224 in 2025, down from the previous year and still well below pre ...

China's trade with North Korea in 2025 rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, customs data showed on Tuesday, as ties between the ...

N. Korea and China appear to be maintaining a politically strained relationship even as economic exchanges remain active, as ...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that US firms like Nvidia should not sell their advanced artificial intelligence chips to ...

China is North Korea's biggest trade partner and a vital economic and political ally. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is pulling out all the stops to improve ties with Beijing. During a four-day state visit to China in early January, he snapped a selfie with Chinese leader Xi ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed a vice premier over troubles in a factory modernization project, an apparent move to tighten discipline among officials and push them to deliver greater ...

Trade between the two countries rose 25.4% year-on-year, according to the General Administration of Customs, totalling US$2.73 billion — the highest since 2019. China is North Korea’s largest trading ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator to help resolve the ...

Trade between China and North Korea in 2025 increased more than 25 percent from the previous year. The growth apparently ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Nara for a key summit aimed at ...