Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tokyo on March 21, where they agreed to strengthen cultural and people-to-people exchanges as a way to improve Seoul-Beijing relations and discussed key issues including maritime tensions and North Korea’s provocations.
Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea on March 21 for meetings with leader Kim Jong-un and other top officials, according to reports from both countries' state media. His visit, which included a wreath-laying ceremony at Pyongyang's Liberation Tower, follows a similar trip in September 2024 where he acted as a special envoy for President Vladimir Putin.
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North Korean apples were recently spotted in supermarkets in Russia’s Far East, and South Korean officials in turn warned Thursday that such trade violates international sanctions.
The South Korean Army suspended UAV operations and launched an investigation after a Heron drone crashed into a parked Surion helicopter at an airfield in Yangju, Gyeonggi, igniting a fire that destroyed both aircraft but caused no casualties.
South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok has launched a diplomatic push to remove the country from the U.S. "sensitive country" list before the designation takes effect on April 15, with Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun set to negotiate in Washington. While rival political parties blame each other for the designation—citing nuclear policy rhetoric and diplomatic missteps—they have agreed to pass a National Assembly resolution urging the U.S. to revoke the classification.
The National Police Agency announced a full nationwide police mobilization and highest emergency readiness for the Constitutional Court’s impeachment ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol, as Acting President Choi Sang-mok convened a public safety meeting to prepare for potential mass rallies
Former U.S. President Donald Trump referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "Nuclear Power" and expressed his intention to rebuild their past relationship, claiming that his diplomacy prevented a potential nuclear war. He also credited the U.S.-North Korea summits for the success of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, though the timeline of events suggests otherwise.
North Korea recently revealed it was building a nuclear-powered submarine for the first time. However, military experts believe Pyongyang faces overwhelming technical challenges that make its nuclear submarine ambitions nearly impossible — even with Moscow’s help.
A North Korean cargo ship suspected of smuggling coal in violation of UN sanctions sank in the Yellow Sea last month after colliding with a Chinese vessel, resulting in the deaths of around 15-20 North Korean crew members. Both North Korea and China have remained low-key about the incident, likely due to concerns over exposing their involvement in sanction violations.
