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Poland moves to reopen embassy in North Korea closed during COVID pandemic

Poland says it is reactivating its embassy in the capital of North Korea, becoming the second Western nation after Sweden to resume operations that were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic

World - ABC News - November 15

Biden Discusses With Allies ‘Dangerous’ Cooperation Between Russia and North Korea

The president said stronger ties with South Korea and Japan are working, but did not address whether President-elect Donald J. Trump would continue his approach when he takes office in January.

World - The New York Times - November 16

In a meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions US to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable

China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U_S_ President Joe Biden but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ...

World - ABC News - November 16

North Korea ‘supplying Russia’ with long-range rocket and artillery systems

Ukrainian intelligence says weapons being sent to Russia’s Kursk region to attack Kyiv’s forces

Business - Financial Times - November 17

AI, North Korea, Trump: What Biden and Xi discussed in their final meeting

President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC conference in Lima, Peru -- their last meeting of Biden’s presidency.

North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine

In a country that fetes its military elites like celebrities, Col. Gen. Kim Yong Bok was rarely seen in public. Until he was chosen to lead Pyongyang’s troops sent to aid Russia.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 20

Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo

World - Yahoo News - November 21

Russia Supplies Antiaircraft Missiles to North Korea, the South Says

Pyongyang has long coveted an advanced air-defense system to guard against missiles and war planes from the United States and South Korea.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 22

Satellite images show Russia giving N Korea oil, breaking sanctions

Satellite image analysis shows several North Korean tankers visiting Russia dozens of times since March.

Why North Korea is a wild card in the power game in Northeast Asia

Donald Trump and his team will have to go through some basic training in the ways and wiles of the Northeast Asian power game.

Politics - The Hill - November 22

World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

China unnerved by Russia’s growing ties with North Korea, claims US official

Comments part of debate over whether Beijing backs Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight in Ukraine. China is increasingly uncomfortable about North Korea’s engagement with Russia and ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis

Negotiators are gathered in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

South Korea's central bank cuts key interest rate to nurse a slower economy

South Korea’s central bank has lowered its key policy rate and says the country’s economy will grow at a slower pace than it initially anticipated

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

South Korea lowers interest rates over Trump fears

Rare back-to-back cut reflects concern over impact of incoming US president’s policies

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Heavy snow brings chaos and cheer as it blankets South Korea

Heavy snowfall in South Korea brought cheer to some and death and transport chaos in parts of the country.

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