Seoul, June 8 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Monday deepening ties with China is his country’s top policy priority, as he held summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang, according to a report.The Kim-Xi talks came hours after the Chinese leader arrived in Pyongyang for his first State Visit in nearly seven years, Yonhap news agency reported.Developing friendship between the North and China is “the people’s choice and the calling of the times,” China’s Xinhua News A…
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Seoul, June 8 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung stressed Monday efforts to induce North Korea to halt its expanding nuclear and missile programs as a realistic short-term goal, citing the “reality” of the regime’s advancing military capabilities posing a threat to regional and global security. In a press conference marking his first year in office, Lee noted that while the ultimate goal of denuclearising the North should remain unchanged, it would be irresponsible to disregard the real…
Seoul, June 8 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea on Monday, China’s state media reported, for a two-day state visit that marks his first trip to Pyongyang in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to reinforce ties with its traditional ally that has increasingly been growing intimate with Russia. Xi landed in Pyongyang earlier in the day at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported. He was accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan, Cai…
Seoul, June 8 (IANS) Senior US State Department officials recently met with a South Korean pastor who had led rallies opposing the impeachment of now-jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed marital law bid, according to a church on Monday. According to Segero Church, Riley Barnes, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labour (DRL), and Julie Turner, acting deputy assistant secretary of state for DRL, along with White House faith liaison Belsis Romero, visited…
Seoul, June 7 (IANS) A court in South Korea is set to deliver its verdict this week on former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s charges of ordering drone incursions into Pyongyang during his tenure as a pretext to declare martial law, officials said on Sunday. The Seoul Central District Court will hold the hearing for Yoon on Friday on charges that include benefiting the enemy and abuse of authority, according to judicial officials.Yoon is accused of ordering the South Korean military to fly drones over…
Seoul, June 7 (IANS) The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said her country’s status as a nuclear-armed state is absolutely irreversible, calling it a “line of no retreat” and vowing not to tolerate any threats against it, the North’s state media reported on Sunday. Kim Yo-jong made the remarks in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), in which she reiterated Pyongyang’s position that its nuclear weapons program is nonnegotiable while rejecting international ef…
Seoul, June 4 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a newly launched nuclear material production facility, vowing to “exponentially” strengthen the country’s nuclear arsenal, state media reported on Thursday.Kim made the visit the previous day, accompanied by key party officials, reports Yonhap, quoting the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), without disclosing the facility’s location or other details.Seoul’s defence ministry said in a press briefing that it assessed the newly reveal…
Tel Aviv, May 29 (IANS) China’s approach to global conflicts is not aimed at ending them all but at determining which remain strategically useful and which pose strategic risks. Ukraine, in this context, is seen as useful to Beijing as it diverts Western attention and increases Russia’s dependence.By contrast, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and North Korea’s alignment with Moscow are viewed as increasingly dangerous given their implications for energy security and China’s core geop…
Seoul, May 27 (IANS) North Korea has tested a newly developed lightweight multipurpose missile launching system and multiple tactical cruise missiles, state media said Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong-un overseeing the test as part of Pyongyang’s ongoing weapons modernisation drive. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published the report a day after South Korea’s military detected the launch of multiple close-range ballistic missiles (CRBMs) and artillery rockets toward the Yellow Sea from the…
Seoul, May 8 (IANS) North Korea plans to deploy a new self-propelled howitzer along its border with South Korea by the end of this year, state media said Friday, as it seeks to bolster its defence capabilities.According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a munitions factory Wednesday to review production of a “new-type 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer” destined for three battalions to be stationed at a long-range artillery unit along the “southern…