The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

Tensions are growing in east Asia. The threat of a Chinese attack on Taiwan persists and, in recent weeks, North Korea has been testing its long-range missile capabilities. Russia’s reorientation of ties from Europe towards Asia is also accelerating and the America First rhetoric of Donald Trump is raising questions…

The unusual changes in the North Korean dictator's personal security detail might be down to concerns of possible assassination following Pyongyang's involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine, while the US operation to capture Venezuela's Maduro made him fear a "decapitation strike," analysts say.

South Korea and China have pledged to boost trade and safeguard regional stability

Analysts say Nicolas Maduro’s capture by US is reinforcing Pyongyang’s belief that ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons are essential to deter foreign intervention

Sunday's launches came hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung departed for China for a summit with President Xi Jinping, for talks expected to cover North Korea's nuclear programme.

North Korea conducts new missile launches towards the Sea of Japan, with neighbouring countries maintaining close surveillance.

Lee Jae Myung seeks to ‘elevate relations to new stage’ just as tensions escalate between Beijing and Tokyo

Experts say North Korea is likely ramping up weapons tests ahead of the Workers' Party congress

The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum where the embalmed bodies of her late grandfather and great-grandfather are on display