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Joseph Torigian: How Xi Jinping’s father rebuilt China-North Korea ties
Scholar examines Xi Zhongxun’s delicate diplomacy with Pyongyang and how that pivotal period shapes relations today
Kim Jong Un to attend major Chinese military parade in early September
North Korean leader will join Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at event, marking his first visit to China since 2019
Kim Jong Un watches special forces drills, calls for supplying new sniper rifles
North Korean military exercises come amid annual joint US-ROK drills and deployment to Russia's war
What Trump’s improbable bid for ROK land reveals about his North Korea plans
Talk of owning land for bases suggests commitment to US military presence, but experts say proposal hasn’t a prayer
The first Lee-Trump summit, and North Korea’s commemoration of war dead
NK News’ Alannah Hill talks Trump’s hope to meet Kim Jong Un this year and lessons from Kursk combat footage
For North Korea, Trump’s summit silence on denuclearization speaks volumes
Pyongyang will likely welcome references to new US approach, while bristling at push to ‘modernize’ alliance with ROK
North Korea reveals more soldier deaths from Russia’s war than initially claimed
NK Pro has compiled full list of 101 dead medal recipients, plus 6 extra names featured in ‘heroic’ suicide stories
Lee, Ishiba reaffirm cooperation against North Korea ahead of US-ROK summit
Leaders vow closer trilateral coordination with Washington at first meeting, sparking fierce response from Pyongyang
Seoul cannot ‘readily agree’ to expand mission of US troops on peninsula: Lee
ROK president acknowledges calls for US forces to counter China, not just deter North Korea, ahead of Trump summit
How Russia could give a major boost to North Korea’s satellite launch plans
Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell says recent lack of launches suggests DPRK is laying foundation for bigger advances
