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US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and allies South Korea and Japan clashed with China and Russia Friday over North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons that have escalated tensions in northeast Asia.
‘Korean firm’ probed for violating US chip controls
A South Korean firm, managed by two Chinese chip engineers, reportedly is being probed by the United States Commerce Department for shipping American parts to sanctioned Chinese firms.
EU slaps new sanctions on North Korea in response to its missile program and support for Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has slapped more sanctions on North Korea over its continued efforts to develop ballistic and nuclear missiles and its support for Russia.
North Korea's latest provocations signal frustration with Beijing
SEOGWIPO, South Korea -- Since China, Japan and South Korea held a rare trilateral summit in Seoul on Monday, North Korea has carried out a flurry of aggressive acts, which analysts say indicate a particular irritation with traditional patron Beijing.
North Korea says 18-missile salvo was warning to South
SEOUL — North Korea says it fired 18 short-range ballistic missiles during a drill as a demonstration of its willingness to launch a pre-emptive strike against South Korea's "gangsters' regime" if necessary to counter an attack, state media reported on Friday (May 31).
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Kim a mortal menace or playing mind games?
This is part one in a two-part series on the implications of North Korea’s recent official change of stance toward South Korea, and is adapted from the author’s recent chapterin Comparative Connections: A Triannual E-journal of Bilateral Relations in the Indo-Pacific.