North Korea
Russia will pay North Korea with oil
Russia is delivering large volumes of oil to North Korea as payment for arms supplies
RussiaSouth Korea may seek nuclear weapons
Seoul has reaffirmed that it will not seek to develop a domestic nuclear deterrent, but it could revise this stance
South KoreaAbductions will impede Tokyo-Pyongyang ties
Remarks by the North Korean and Japanese leaderships have alluded to potential bilateral engagement
North KoreaLimited Pyongyang-Seoul conflict looks more likely
Pyongyang has launched several ballistic missiles amid South Korean-US talks
North KoreaSeoul-Havana relations will hurt Pyongyang
South Korea and Cuba have restored diplomatic relations
South KoreaUS allies will worry about Trump's Asia policies
Donald Trump is likely to increase his use of anti-China rhetoric on the campaign trail this year, as he did in 2016
United StatesNorth Korean supplies of munitions to Russia will rise
North Korean has supplied up to 2.5 million shells and other munitions to Russia
RussiaDefence is key to combatting North Korean hacking
South Korea and Germany have jointly warned of North Korean hacking activity targetting military technologies
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