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Kim Jong-un prioritizes China ties in meeting with Wang Yi on final day of visit
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on April 10, the last day of Wang's two-day visit that began with talks alongside Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui. Kim stressed Pyongyang's top priority on DPRK-China friendly relations centered on socialism, calling for intensified exchanges amid geopolitical tensions. Wang noted bilateral ties have entered a new phase post last year's Xi-Kim summit.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed North Korea launched an unidentified projectile from the Pyongyang area on Tuesday. The projectile, believed fired in the morning, apparently failed shortly after. The launch came a day after President Lee Jae-myung expressed regret over drone flights by South Korean individuals into the North.
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South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will advance the deployment of a homegrown Low-Altitude Missile Defense (LAMD) system, akin to Israel's Iron Dome, by two years to 2029 to counter North Korean long-range artillery threats. The government plans to invest 842 billion won (US$558 million) by 2030. The decision was approved at a pan-government committee on defense projects.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of long-range surface-to-air missiles on Wednesday at a site near the country's east coast, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. The test aimed to assess technology for developing a new type of high-altitude missile and successfully destroyed airborne targets 200 km away.
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President Lee Jae-myung called on Friday for officials to make preemptive efforts to reduce tensions with North Korea, saying Seoul needs to patiently seek a path to restore trust with Pyongyang. At a policy briefing by the ministries of foreign affairs and unification, he urged sparing no efforts to proactively ease hostilities between the two sides.
South Korea's defense intelligence agency indicates that North Korea is prepared to conduct its seventh nuclear test promptly if leader Kim Jong-un decides, lawmakers said. The test, using the No. 3 tunnel at Punggye-ri, could happen in a short time and would be the first since 2017. Pyongyang is also intensifying efforts to secure nuclear materials and build warhead manufacturing facilities.
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South Korea's and Japan's defense chiefs reaffirmed trilateral security cooperation with the United States at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus in Kuala Lumpur on November 1. They emphasized bilateral ties amid North Korean nuclear and missile threats, with South Korean Minister Ahn Gyu-back calling for China's constructive role. The forum addressed regional peace amid intensifying U.S.-China rivalry.
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