SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A special train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Pyongyang after traveling to Russia for his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the North’s state media reported Wednesday. Kim arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday evening after completing “immortal external revolutionary activities” that will be recorded in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Leader Kim Jong-un has crossed back into North Korea after a trip to Russia that “opened a new chapter” for the development of the bilateral relations between the two nations, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday. Kim passed through the Tumangang Railway Station on the border between the two countries [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The former chief of the U.S. Space Force has warned that possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia could enable Pyongyang with “greater” space capabilities as concerns grow over the two countries’ efforts to forge closer ties. Ret. Gen. John W. Raymond, the U.S. Space Force’s first chief of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has left the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok for home after “successfully” completing a visit to Russia that will open up a “new chapter” in their bilateral relations, Pyongyang’s state media reported Monday. During the six-day trip, Kim held a summit with Russian President [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un headed straight to an aircraft plant that builds fighter jets after arriving in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, following his rare summit with President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, according to Russian news agencies Friday. Kim arrived at a railway station in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top diplomat hinted Friday that Seoul could potentially impose unilateral sanctions against Moscow amid a recent summit between North Korea and Russia that has prompted concerns of military cooperation between the two countries. “North Korea reaching any agreement related to arms trade with Russia through their summit [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Thursday expressed his “deep” concerns about military cooperation and a possible arms deal between North Korea and Russia, as the leaders of the two isolated countries held a rare summit this week. Kim addressed reporters a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States is concerned about growing defense cooperation between North Korea and Russia, a National Security Council (NSC) official said Wednesday, adding the U.S. will take appropriate steps if necessary to counter any potential arms deal between the two countries. John Kirby, NSC strategic communications coordinator, underscored that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin were set to hold a rare summit in Russia, with the two isolated leaders expected to advance an arms negotiation and bolster military cooperation. Analysts have predicted that North Korea may agree to supply Russia with ammunition and weaponry [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense ministry said Monday it sees the “possibility” of a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid speculation about Kim’s possible trip to Russia. The assessment by defense ministry spokesperson Jeon Ha-kyu came amid media reports that Kim and Putin could [...]