As tensions reach a breaking point, war — conventional or nuclear — is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare visit to Russia's embassy in Pyongyang with his daughter on Friday and reaffirmed ...

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan on Thursday morning, Seoul's ...

The arrest comes against the backdrop of North Korea's deepening military ties with Russia, a relationship analysts say is ...

North Korea on Thursday fired various types of short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea’s military ...

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

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday fired several ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding to a run of weapons tests that have raised ...

There are currently at least 17 active road and rail links across the long, porous border between North Korea and China, according to South Korea’s Unification Ministry. One railway bridge and ...

History suggests we should pay close attention to such official pronouncements – not just actions – in North Korea-Russia ...

Japan and South Korea face a direct threat from a ... The intensifying rivalry between the US and China, North Korea’s mercurial behaviour and the fate of non-nuclear nations like Iraq, Libya ...

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.