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North Korea's Kim vows steadfast support for Russia’s war in Ukraine

Nov. 30, 2024 01:31 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war in Ukraine as he met Russia's defense chief, the North’s state media reported Saturday. A Russia military delegation led by Defense Minister Andrei Belousov...

Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leaders

Nov. 29, 2024 04:16 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders as the countries deepen their cooperation over Russia’s war in Ukraine. In announcing the visit, Russia’s Defense...

Customers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean village

Nov. 29, 2024 02:42 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South Korean border observatory. Customers have to pass a military checkpoint before entering the observatory at Aegibong Peace Ecopark, which...

Russian defense minister has arrived in North Korea for talks with military and political leaders, ministry says

Nov. 29, 2024 01:24 AM EST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian defense minister has arrived in North Korea for talks with military and political leaders, ministry says.

South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia

Nov. 28, 2024 21:08 PM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A South Korean National Assembly member has called for a moratorium on wood pellet imports from Indonesia and an investigation into their environmental impacts after government data and satellite analysis linked the country's biomass imports to deforestation in...

South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation and calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia

Nov. 27, 2024 08:00 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Wednesday met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for the two countries to formulate countermeasures in response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against...

South Korea says Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops

Nov. 22, 2024 05:41 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has supplied air defense missile systems to North Korea in exchange for sending its troops to support Russia's war efforts against Ukraine, a top South Korean official said Friday. The U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea sent more than...

A top South Korean official says Russia has supplied anti-air missiles to North Korea in return for it sending troops

Nov. 22, 2024 02:05 AM EST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top South Korean official says Russia has supplied anti-air missiles to North Korea in return for it sending troops.

North Korean leader says past diplomacy only confirmed US hostility

Nov. 21, 2024 21:54 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington’s “unchangeable” hostility toward his country and described his nuclear buildup as the only way to counter external threats, state media said Friday. ...

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

Nov. 21, 2024 02:52 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week, the North’s state media said Thursday, as they continue to align in the face of their confrontations with Washington. ...