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Video | North Korea’s newest cross-border weapon is noise

South Korea’s border island of Ganghwa has been bombarded with blood-curdling sounds almost daily since July 2024.

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North Korea’s newest cross-border weapon is noise

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Seoul says North Korea received Russian missiles in return for troop dispatch

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Kim says ‘hostile’ US pushing Korean peninsula to brink of nuclear war

The North Korean leader said his previous experience of talks with Washington only highlighted its ‘aggressive’ policy against Pyongyang.

22 Nov 2024 - 11:16AMvideocam

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (front centre) visits a defence exhibition in Pyongyang on November 21. Photo: KCNA via KNS/AFP

How Xi’s warning over Korean peninsula highlights Beijing’s diplomatic headache

A statement by Xi Jinping over the volatile Korean peninsula signals China’s growing concern in the region, observers say.

21 Nov 2024 - 11:37PMvideocam

Lift-off in Japan and US space cooperation to counter China with Tokyo facility

The Space Force office’s launch comes as China expands its reconnaissance satellites and space-based jamming technology.

21 Nov 2024 - 10:26AM

North Korean leader tells military to ‘go all out’ amid deployment fears

20 Nov 2024 - 3:53PM

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Recap | Michelle Yeoh opens up, Thai monkeys run riot: 5 latest Asia news stories

From star’s candid reflections on infertility to North Korea’s potential troop deployment in Ukraine, read more of our latest news from Asia.

19 Nov 2024 - 5:39PM

Will Trump’s ‘money-driven diplomacy’ lead to closer South Korea-China ties?

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appears to be pursuing a more balanced approach to relations with Washington and Beijing, analysts say.

19 Nov 2024 - 5:50PMvideocam

G20 leaders’ declaration urges ‘action’ on wars, climate change

Statement hopeful about ‘soft landing’ for global economy as its silence on North Korean support for Russia reveals China’s sway.

19 Nov 2024 - 8:40AMvideocam

Global leaders attending the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pose for a group photo at the end of the first session on November 18, 2024. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Russia-North Korea pact is striking in its strategic ambiguity

The text of the treaty suggests the partnership will function more as a strategic hedge than a definitive bond.

19 Nov 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

North Korea may send 100,000 troops to Russia as Kim tells them to ‘go all out’

The 100,000 figure circulating is an indication that Moscow is planning to fight in Ukraine for a long time, a Russian defence insider said.

20 Nov 2024 - 3:54PMvideocam

Moscow warns US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with longer-range missiles

Major US policy shift – long demanded by Ukraine – comes as North Korea deploys troops to help Moscow’s war effort.

19 Nov 2024 - 3:27PM

Japan’s foreign minister in Kyiv to discuss concerns over North Korean troops

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will meet his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia.

16 Nov 2024 - 6:36PM

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on October 9. Photo: Kyodo

South Korea’s Yoon tells China’s Xi cooperation needed on Russia and North Korea

Yoon also met US President Biden and Japan PM Ishiba on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Lima, Peru.

16 Nov 2024 - 2:06PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Bali, Indonesia, in November 2022. Photo: Xinhua

Japan, South Korea, US hold joint military drills

15 Nov 2024 - 3:35PM

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un orders mass production of suicide drones

The news comes amid rapidly growing military cooperation with Russia, raising questions about whether Moscow is helping develop the weapons.

15 Nov 2024 - 6:40AMvideocam

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping will meet at Apec in Peru: US official

American leader’s last face-to-face talk with his Chinese counterpart comes amid uncertainty over future of bilateral relations under Trump.

14 Nov 2024 - 7:00AMvideocam

US President Joe Biden’s term ends in January, when former president Donald Trump returns to the White House. Photo: EPA-EFE

US to boost Ukraine support ahead of Trump transition

President-elect Trump, who has questioned US military support for Ukraine, says he will quickly end Russia’s war.

13 Nov 2024 - 7:08PMvideocam

Recap | Western hypocrisy over Gaza, Comac’s C919 a disruptor and more by our columnists

Explore Western hypocrisy on Muslim rights, feng shui’s environmental impact, Comac’s aviation ambitions and more latest pieces by our opinion writers.

13 Nov 2024 - 5:23PM

North Korea now has boots on the ground in Ukraine, US confirms

It marks the first time Washington has confirmed that North Korean troops are directly engaged in the conflict.

13 Nov 2024 - 1:25PMvideocam

North Korean soldiers march during a military parade in Pyongyang. Photo: AP

South Korea’s Ukraine support strategy shifts with Trump’s re-election

Seoul’s pivot away from weapons shipments comes amid tepid public support for the move – and Trump’s vow to negotiate an end to the war.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:25PMvideocam

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol answers questions during a press conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Thursday. Photo: AFP

North Korea ratifies defence treaty with Russia

Pact seals deepening security cooperation between the nations as North Korea becomes one of most vocal backers of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:40PMvideocam

Letters | Hong Kong’s working class deserve world-class medical care

Readers discuss proposed reforms to Hong Kong’s outpatient services, the city’s aspirations to be an education hub, Trump’s MAGA movement and North Korea’s continuing missile tests.

11 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM

Opinion | Trump will ask Asia-Pacific what it can offer. Leaders must think hard

From support for the US military industrial complex to countering China, leaders must start deciding their trade-offs, bottom lines and no-go areas.

11 Nov 2024 - 7:08AMvideocam

Opinion | South Korea may find itself stranded as North Korea’s sole adversary

Pyongyang is being emboldened by its defence pact with Moscow while US support for Seoul is expected to be diluted under Trump.

10 Nov 2024 - 9:44PMvideocam

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol gives a speech in Seoul on March 1. Photo: Kyodo

North Korea’s GPS jamming attacks disrupt flights, ships in Seoul

The South’s military warned vessels and aircraft operating in the Yellow Sea to be cautious, urging Pyongyang to cease its provocations.

9 Nov 2024 - 2:18PMvideocam

Letters | Nuclear deterrence is mute on how to resolve root of conflict

Readers discuss Russia’s threat of nuclear strikes and North Korea’s role in the Ukraine war, Cheung Chau’s fading charms, and Hong Kong’s outstanding healthcare service.

9 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM

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North Korea

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a country in East Asia, located in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering South Korea and China. Its capital, Pyongyang, is the country's largest city by both land area and population. It is a single-party state led by the Korean Workers' Party (KWP), and governed by Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un since 2012. It has a population of 24,052,231 (UN-assisted DPRK census 2008) made up of Koreans and a smaller Chinese minority. Japan 'opened' Korea in 1876 and annexed it in 1910. The Republic of Korea (ROK) was founded with US support in the south in August 1948 and the Soviet-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the north in September that year.

Capital

Pyongyang

Head of State

Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un

Head of Government

Premier Kim Tok-hun

last updated:

5 November, 2024