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

South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned senior diplomats from the Chinese and Russian embassies in Seoul to lodge ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The two countries have vowed to expand bilateral relations after North Korea sent troops and weapons in support of Russia’s war against Ukraine. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul North Korea ...

In 2023, about 97% of North Korea’s external trade was with China, while 1.2% was with ... time that it has sent combat troops to Russia to help it reclaim parts of the Kursk region that Ukraine ...

On Monday, North Korea confirmed for the first time that it has sent combat troops to Russia to help it reclaim parts of the Kursk region that Ukraine forces seized in a stunning incursion last year.