The borders have seven layers of electric fences, and one million volts of electricity pass through each wire.

THERE IS AN unusual buzz of activity in Tumen, a small Chinese city on the border with North Korea. When The Economist visited in recent days, builders and cranes could be seen working on customs and ...

The partnership has become a two-way relationship, with missile technology originally transferred to Russia being upgraded and sent back to North Korea.

When Russia and China declared a “no limits” partnership in 2022, the symbolism was powerful—but the economic reality has ...

In this photo from North Korean state media, leaders wave from the viewing platform amid a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Oct. 10, 2025. From right: Deputy Chairman of the Security Council ...

Military and security cooperation among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (CRINK) accelerated significantly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This includes a surge in transfers ...

The mood music is building to a crescendo. This week Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s dictator, spoke to his rubber-stamp parliament about his “fond memories” of meeting Donald Trump, with whom he held ...

As China’s Premier Li Qiang visits North Korea for the ruling party’s 80th anniversary, Beijing may remind Pyongyang who its real ally is. WSJ’s Lingling Wei explains. Photo: Alexander Kazakov/Zuma ...

BEIJING — China's Premier Li Qiang will go to North Korea this week in the highest-level visit by a Chinese leader since 2019. Li will lead a government delegation from Thursday to Saturday to attend ...

The parade, held in North Korea’s capital to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, gave its leader a chance to show off his growing power. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul ...

October 27, 2025: Officially, China and Russia are allies and trading partners. The reality is somewhat different. Both countries are constantly and quietly spying on each other. China has become the ...

China’s second-highest ranking official, Premier Li Qiang, visited the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from October 9 to October 11, 2025, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of North Korea ...