- 28 September, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitynorth korea
N.Korea’s Kim visits new city in first public outing in over a month
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a new city being built near the border with China and a sacred mountain revered by his…
N.Korean troops stage artillery fire competition
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean mechanized troops held an artillery fire competition over the weekend as part of efforts to boost the country's defence capabilities, state media…
Chinese city to expand border facilities with North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese city of Dandong aims to build more facilites at its border crossing with North Korea as the two countries resumed cross-border rail freight traffic, media…
N.Korea can produce more uranium than current rate, report says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea can get all the uranium it needs for nuclear weapons through its existing Pyongsan mill, and satellite imagery of tailings piles suggests…
South Korea, U.S. quietly hold joint air exercises amid calls for talks with North Korea
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States kicked off joint aerial drills on Monday, a military official in Seoul said, amid tensions over North Korea's…
Top Chinese diplomat meets North Korea ambassador to China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met with the North Korean ambassador to China on Thursday, China foreign ministry said. Yang said China is willing to maintain high-level…
Explainer: South Korea sees peace declaration as key to restarting North Korea talks
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - In a last-ditch attempt to restart talks with North Korea before his term ends next year, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is calling for…
North Korea calls U.N. rights investigator report ‘malicious slander’
SEOUL (Reuters) - A report this month by a United Nations rights investigator expressing concern about the human rights and humanitarian situation in North Korea is "malicious slander", a North…
U.S. nuclear envoy visits S.Korea amid N.Korea missile tension, stalled talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea arrived in South Korea on Saturday amid stalled denuclearisation talks and tension over Pyongyang's recent missile tests. Special…
U.S. to North Korea: it’s time for sustained, substantive talks
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States has offered to meet North Korea without preconditions and made clear that Washington has no hostile intent toward Pyongyang, the…
Hypersonic Weapons: New ‘Sprint Kings’ In Strategic Weapons Race
Image Source: Raytheon Technologies It was reported on 16/17 October in several periodicals/dailies that China had tested a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV) in August this year (this was promptly refuted…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
S.Korea opens largest defence expo amid N.Korea missile tests
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea opened its largest defence expo ever on Tuesday, showing off its next-generation fighter jet, drones, and other technology in an effort to…
