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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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9 September, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with China’s President Xi Jinping. The Korean peninsula is a growing political headache for Beijing, according to observers. Photo: KCNA VIA KNS/AFP
US-China relations

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.

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Ukraine war

Opinion | US-China war diplomacy vital as North Korea complicates Ukraine fray

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Ukraine war

Opinion | North Korea’s support for Russia won’t be a game changer in Ukraine

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US-China relations

US accuses Russia and China of ‘shamelessly’ shielding North Korea

UN ambassadors trade barbs over North Korea’s test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile last week.

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A North Korean Hwasong-19 missile being launched last week. Photo: KCNA via KNS / AFP
China-EU relations

North Korean troops at Ukraine border drive EU to deepen East Asian defence ties

EU envoy Josep Borrell is in Asia to sign defence partnerships with Japan and South Korea while highlighting their ‘interlinked’ security.

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Ukraine war

Opinion | North Korean intervention in Ukraine is the last thing the world needs

Pyongyang sending troops to fight in Ukraine would signal North Korea’s evolution from an isolated pariah state to a tangible threat to international security.

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US presidential election 2024

US election winner might find North Korea ‘most dangerous flashpoint’ with China

Kim Jong-un’s ratcheting up of nuclear tensions may leave China in a no-win situation as he seeks to pile pressure on the next president.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Japan

Multinational panel to monitor North Korean activities

Diplomacy

Opinion | Why China is North Korea’s ‘closest comrade’, not Russia

Moscow had no use for Pyongyang until the Ukraine war, but Beijing has quietly supported and bankrolled the Kim regime for decades.

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North Korea

North Korea’s missile tests show ‘no possibility’ for diplomacy with US

Experts say the tests show North Korea will continue to strengthen its nuclear deterrence regardless of external pressures.

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The North Korean Missile Administration successfully test-fires the Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5, a new tactical ballistic missile equipped with a 4.5-ton warhead. Photo: KCNA
North Korea

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 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
US-China relations

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

The targets include a half-dozen people and five firms in China, accused of supporting Pyongyang in defiance of United Nations actions.

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Diplomacy

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

China needs a firm response, deft diplomacy and better ties with South Korea to safeguard its interests and influence in East Asia.

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War and conflict

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.

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North Korea

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.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, visited North Korea last month where he signed a “treaty on the comprehensive strategic partnership” with Kim Jong-un, right, during the trip. Photo: KCNA via KNS/AFP
China-South Korea relations

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.

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United Nations

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.

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North Korea

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.

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An image released by North Korean state media shows Wednesday’s test of a missile guidance control and combat separation system. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
Diplomacy

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.

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Diplomacy

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.

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Vladimir Putin

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’.

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

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.

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In an upgrade of bilateral relations, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a strategic pact at a summit on Wednesday in Pyongyang. Photo: AP
North Korea

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.

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Vladimir Putin

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’.

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China-South Korea relations

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.

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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
War and conflict

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.

Russian RS-24 Yars ballistic missiles. File photo: AP
Diplomacy

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.

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North Korea

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.

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