China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.

History suggests we should pay close attention to such official pronouncements – not just actions – in North Korea-Russia ...

China's arrest of a North Korean spy for allegedly stealing drone technology signals rising tensions between the two nations.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare visit to the Russian embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter on Friday to ...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw drills that simulated nuclear counter-strikes against Seoul and Washington, state media ...

There are signs that Beijing is growing frustrated with Pyongyang – not least over North Korea’s increasing closeness with Moscow. Such a development challenges China’s traditional role as ...

Twenty-nine world leaders, including China's Xi Jinping, are expected to attend World War Two Victory Day commemorations in ...

Vladimir Putin will “think through” a Western proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, after Britain, the US and European ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday defended his country's participation in the Russia-Ukraine war as an "exercise of ...