North Korea maintains four railway crossings to China and one to Russia while physically severing connections to South Korea with barriers and mines.

The head of North Korea's Bureau 39, the clandestine office widely believed to manage leader Kim Jong Un's personal slush fund, has been replaced.

China and Russia, traditionally aligned with North Korea, have sent congratulatory letters to the North in recognition of the opening of its first congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in five years,

Message from Communist Party of China’s Central Committee lauds Workers’ Party for helping to develop North Korean economy, improving lives.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China's omission of the term "denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula" from a new policy paper suggests its "tacit acceptance" of North Korea as a nuclear-armed state, as Beijing gives ...

"It's a very good world if you are Kim Jong Un right now," a leading North Korea analyst told Newsweek.

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