Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In the more than three years since Russia invaded Ukraine, North Korea has emerged as a significant ally for Moscow. By first providing ...

It is perhaps no great surprise that North Korea, which is nominally under communist rule, was an early adopter of women’s football. Socialist ideology generally encourages women to take part in sport ...

SEOUL, Nov 24 (Reuters) - North and South Korea are in a "very dangerous situation" where an accidental clash is possible any time and it was crucial for Seoul to engage Pyongyang in dialogue, South ...

Pyongyang boasts of crushing underground churches, but defectors and rights groups say secret worship persists despite harsh crackdowns and severe punishments.

Today, on the solemnity of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, we recall the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan.

Chinese social media users are posing in Korean military and police uniforms and sharing the photos as part of a cosplay ...

After establishing the anti-sanctions day, Iran demanded the UN pressure Israel over its "flagrant violations" of international law, accusing the US of "heinous crimes." ...

Ironically, for a country that proudly maintains that it never interferes in the internal affairs of others, China is doing a sterling job of inserting itself into and attempting to shape Japanese ...

Marshall Billingslea, the former Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on ...

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AS tensions between historic foes China and Japan explode over Taiwan, Beijing has warned the world that it is ready for war. Amid an escalating war of words sparked by Tokyo’s comments on ...

Last week's 28-point peace plan drafted by Russia and the US outlining a proposed end to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine sparked uncertainty, especially among Europeans not involved in the ...