North Korean leader Kim test fires handguns during visit to munitions factory, KCNA reports

SEOUL, March 12 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a munitions factory on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported, releasing photographs that showed him touring the facility with his ...

China is rebuilding its grip on North Korea. Is Kim Jong Un ready to oblige?

By Mei Mei Chu, Ju-min Park and Claire Fu DANDONG/SEOUL/SINGAPORE, March 11 (Reuters) - When Kim Jong Un arrived by armored train in Beijing for a military parade in September, the pageantry signaled ...

Four days in North Korea: no jeans, 'fake restaurants' and Celine Dion

When Janet Newenham saw an Instagram post about a trip to North Korea, she couldn't move fast enough.

US allies and rivals in Asia gauge fallout from war in the Middle East

North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East.
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Iranians fleeing cities under attack seek refuge in the countryside

Terrified by explosions shaking their homes in Tehran and other cities, tens of thousands of Iranians have packed up and left, finding refuge in ...

China’s Train to North Korea Lacks Passengers on Maiden Voyage

Rush-hour was a notch louder at Beijing Station on Thursday, as passengers scurried to board the first K27 train service in six years. Destination: Pyongyang, capital of reclusive North Korea.