SEOUL: North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital over “respiratory illness”, a report said in what appears to be the first city-wide restrictions since Pyongyang declared ...

However, the relationship between Beijing and Pyongyang is much more tense than generally assumed in the West. Why it is important: What is China's position on the closer ties between North Korea ...

He noted that if China is genuine in its statements that the war should not escalate, it must exert appropriate influence on Pyongyang. Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address Quote: "I held a ...