North Korea
Why these South Koreans are supporting North Korea in the Asian Cup
Joon Shik Shin is leading a group of fans to support the North Korea women’s team in the hope that it will be a small step towards peace in the peninsula.
- Frances Howe
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China is rising, but the challenge is not from China alone
An autocratic alliance is gaining in strength while the democracies grow weak and divided.
- Andrew Neil
North Korea flaunts new missiles as top Chinese and Russian officials look on
The presence of Chinese and Russian leaders at the latest Pyongyang mega-parade underlines Kim Jong-un’s rising star as a geopolitical partner against the West.
- Choe Sang-Hun
Rubbish balloons, K-pop and ghostly wailing: How life’s changing on Korean border
For Cho Yong-hae and his neighbours, ghostly wailing sounds blasting their village have finally stopped. But for the West, the problem is only growing louder.
- Lisa Visentin and Sean Na
A hot mic revealed Putin’s secret immortality hope. Here’s how that could go
A regenerative medicine expert weighs in on the Russian leader’s ideas about living forever.
- Angus Dalton
Kim and Putin met in Beijing. Then the North Korean’s minders wiped away all traces he was there
Footage shows the reclusive state’s extraordinary measures to conceal clues about Kim’s health.
- Ju-min Park and Josh Smith
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervises test of new anti-air missiles
The test coincided with trips to Tokyo and Washington by South Korea’s new President Lee Jae Myung.
- Kim Tong-Hyung
Inside the futuristic Japanese warship that could change the face of the Australian navy
Australia is about to spend $10 billion on a new fleet of frigates, with German and Japanese ship makers battling for the contract.
- David King
He’s still alive – seemingly with 400kg of uranium. What will Iran’s supreme leader do next?
Having survived Israel’s 12-day bombardment, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could now go directly to North Korea in a race to build a bomb.
- Roland Oliphant
North Korea raises capsized warship damaged in botched launch
It wasn’t immediately clear what condition the ship is in from lying in the water for several days after the launch failure, which Kim Jong-un labelled “a criminal act”.
- Kim Tong-hyung