North Korea reported on the drill a day after its neighbors said they detected multiple ballistic missile launches and accused the North of carrying out provocations.

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic assistance from China, while China will attempt to manage conflict escalation on the Korean Peninsula. Both China and Russia are likely to show a more tolerant attitude towards North Korea’s nuclear weapons status.

The two countries signed 15 agreements at the summit, reported South Korean and Chinese media. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chinese and South Korean companies signed nine cooperation agreements, authorities said on Monday, during a state visit by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing,

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and both the countries signed nine cooperation agreements to boost economic collaboration amid global tensions.

South Korea’s military reports projectile launch hours before Lee Jae Myung was due to head to Beijing

With ties between the Koreas at rock bottom, South Korea's Lee Jae Myung is advancing several initiatives aimed to build bridges with the Kim Jong Un regime — including one focusing on the martial art of taekwondo.