SEOUL - China's sanctions on U.S.-linked units of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean threaten to impact ambitious plans for shipbuilding cooperation between Seoul and Washington by disrupting supplies of Chinese equipment and materials,

Tensions with the U.S. have risen after Trump threatened new tariffs in response to Beijing's restrictions on rare earth exports.

An elderly North Korea sympathizer on Thursday called on the government to repatriate him via China or Russia after his failed attempt to cross the inter-Korean border into North Korea.

China has banned dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean

Chinese sanctions imposed this week on U.S. affiliates of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean aim to undermine South Korea-U.S. cooperation and “to coerce” Washington’s Asian ally, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Friday.

In recent years, North Korea has been focusing on expanding cooperation with Russia by supplying combat troops and ammunitions to support its war against Ukraine. But experts say Kim now feels the need to improve ties with China, North Korea’s biggest ...

China sanctioned five American subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha Ocean on Tuesday (14 October), prohibiting Chinese organisations and individuals from conducting business with the firms.

China refers to the Korean War (June 25 War) as the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (抗美援朝)." It means "a war to resist the US and aid Korea (North Korea)." However, a study has emerged analyzing how propaganda and retrospectives on the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" within China have been utilized for political purposes

China's Premier Li Qiang plans to visit North Korea this week, marking the highest-level Chinese visit since 2019.