Xi's silence on North Korea's nuclear program came as Kim tried to convince the world of the irreversibility of his country's status as a nuclear power.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years wasn’t just loaded with rhetoric hailing historic ties between China and its longstanding – and only – treaty ally.

Crowds waving flags and carrying bouquets of flowers lined the streets of the North Korean capital to welcome the Chinese leader China's President Xi Jinping received a colourful welcome in Pyongyang as he began his two-day state visit to North Korea,

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have agreed to deepen cooperation in politics, trade and culture during a summit in Pyongyang, according to North Korea’s state media.

China will not swerve from its commitment to ⁠safeguarding ⁠common interests with North Korea or waver in its ⁠support for Kim Jong Un, President Xi Jinping told Pyongyang's leader on Monday during a rare summit.

China and North Korea have signalled a renewed push to boost ties, as Chinese President Xi Jinping concludes his first trip to Pyongyang in nearly seven years. Some analysts say Mr Xi's visit reflects a shifting balance of power in Northeast Asia.

By Heejin Kim and Josh Arslan SEOUL/BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's Xi Jinping agreed to expand cooperation in the areas of politics, economy and culture at a summit in Pyongyang that opened a new chapter in ties,

The influential sister of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, said that her country's status as a nuclear-armed state is not negotiable, state media reported on Sunday. Pyongyang's "status

The world must not be dazzled by the diplomatic theater between China and North Korea. It is time to reckon with the fractures these regimes conceal.