"I never expected to meet you at this place," said Kim to Trump. The US president had organised the last-minute rendezvous on Twitter, as it was then known, just 30 hours earlier when he suggested meeting Chairman Kim at the DMZ "just to shake his hand and say Hello (?

North Korea’s leader has grown more assertive since their last efforts at diplomacy ended in failure — and now has Russia at his side.

Few people understand what may be going through the minds of North Korean soldiers fighting and dying for Russia in the war against Ukraine. But Lee Chul Eun is one of them.Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea,

Kim’s enhanced alliance with President Putin adds a whole new dimension to the North-South Korean standoff, as well as to the war in Ukraine and

North Korea says it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.-South Korean military drills that target the North.

Lunar New Year traditions vary greatly among countries or territories covered by Radio Free Asia and its affiliate, BenarNews. Most of China’s 1.4 billion people as well as Chinese communities around the world observe the Lunar New Year, known as Chunjie, or Spring Festival.

Newly sworn secretary of state is to maximize American interest and counter China to secure regional peace in Southeast and East Asia

SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's indication of reengaging North Korean leader Kim Jong-un raises the possibility of renewed nuclear summit diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang, except this time, if realized, it is likely to take place in a very different setting from where the talks left off six years ago.

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un said confrontation with hostile nations is “inevitable” and called for a ramping up of the nation’s “nuclear shield,” just days after President Donald Trump indicated a willingness to reach out for renewed talks.

All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid capture, one former soldier told NBC News.

Given that Mr. Trump’s previous “big deal” attempts with North Korea have all failed, speculation is mounting that he may seek an alternative route for a “small deal,” namely a negotiation aimed at pushing the North to give up its long-range missiles,