Researchers visited “a local food market in Pyeongyang” in 2019 and purchased four bottles of a traditional drink known as “snake liquor,” or snake wine, according to a study published Aug. 19 in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys.

China regularly ignores reams of satellite photos and vessel tracking data compiled by a U.N. panel of experts showing Chinese-flagged vessels docking with North Korean ships and transferring goods.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday accused China and North Korea of threatening international stability through aggressive actions in the Indo-Pacific. "The rule is always that borders must not be shifted by force.

A U.S. judge has sentenced a Chinese national to eight years in prison for acting at North Korea's direction to illegally export firearms, ammunition and other military items to the North, according to a U.

Kim criticises joint military drills between US and South Korea, accusing them of being ‘hostile and confrontational’

North Korea is probing trading companies in charge of trade with China. The move appears aimed at tightening the regime’s grip on trade.

South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea, which has warned the drills would deepen regional tensions and vowed to respond to “any provocation” against its territory.