To counter Trump threat, China can help North Korea denuclearise
A potentially disastrous carrot-and-stick US approach to Pyongyang is China's chance to play a key role in a better future for North Korea US President Donald Trump is playing a critical role in ending the war in Ukraine through a carrot-and-stick strategy,

North Korea reopens to tourists

North Korea just allowed tourists to visit for the first time in...
Western tourists visit North Korea for first time in five years
I was one of the first Western tourists to visit North Korea in 5 years. I was surprised we were allowed to see signs of poverty.
North Korea is open. Who’s going?
The first Western tourists are trickling back into the totalitarian Kim Jong Un regime—and splurging on propaganda
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China’s Ties with North Korea Are in a Ditch, and Therein Lies Opportunity
One year ago, experts had many reasons to think China and North Korea would become closer than ever before. But that’s not what happened. Instead, Beijing
North Korea Threatens US With Nuclear Response
Pyongyang blasted the U.S. "provocations," including last week's ICBM test-launch and a nuclear submarine's port call at Busan, South Korea.
North Korea Sends Reinforcements to Russia's Kursk
North Korea Says Senior Official Met Russian President Putin, KCNA Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with a North Korean senior official in Moscow on Thursday, North Korea's state news agency said on Saturday. (Reporting by Heekyong Yang and Josh Smith) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.
North Korea sending more troops to fight for Russia, Seoul says
North Korea opens to a group of international travelers for the 1st time in years
SEOUL, South Korea — A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week, making them the first international travelers to enter the country in five years except for a group of Russian tourists who went to the North last year.
North Korea has opened its doors to a group of international travelers for the first time in years
After the pandemic began, North Korea quickly banned tourists, jetted out diplomats and severely curtailed border traffic in one of the world’s most draconian COVID-19 restrictions. But since 2022, North Korea has been slowly easing curbs and reopening its borders.
China’s tuna vessels used North Korea crews in breach of UN bans, report says
A report says a fleet of Chinese distant-water fishing vessels used North Korean crews in violation of U.N. bans and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years.