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North Korea: Kim Jong-un’s daughter makes international debut fuelling succession speculation

Kim Ju-ae’s arrival in Beijing ahead of China’s victory day military parade show she is her father’s preferred successor, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Pomp, Pageantry And Prowess At Beijing's Military Parade

Beijing lit up with pomp and pageantry on Wednesday at a massive parade showcasing China's latest military hardware, watched by world leaders including North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

International Business Times

Leaders gather in Beijing for military display – as it happened

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Kim And Putin Join China's Xi For Massive Military Parade In Beijing

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to flank President Xi Jinping at a massive parade in Beijing on Wednesday morning, in a historic moment capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding against the West.

International Business Times

China unveils new long-range missiles while Trump accuses Xi, Putin and Kim of ‘conspiring’ against US: Latest

Xi Jinping warns world must ‘choose between peace and war’ as he presides over huge show of force flanked by two-dozen world leaders in Tiananmen Square

The Independent UK

Xi hails relationship with Putin despite ‘international changes’ as China hosts Ukraine aggressors

Xi Jinping, flanked by Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, will oversee a major military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Wednesday

The Independent UK

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un takes his signature train to Beijing ahead of military parade

Kim left Pyongyang with an entourage of senior officials on Monday. What do we know about his famous armoured train?

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Kim Jong Un rides his trademark green train to China. He also has a plane, limos and white horses

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to arrive in China aboard his trademark green armored train

The Independent UK

Loopholes in ship flagging system undermine sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea – report

As unchecked flagging of ships continues to enable global sanctions evasion, governance must be "radically improved," says a new report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

Euronews

'Fortress' On Wheels: Kim Jong Un's Bulletproof Train

An olive-green North Korean train, emblazoned with a gold stripe, carried leader Kim Jong Un into China on Tuesday for a grand military parade that President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will also attend.

International Business Times

Kim Jong-un heads to Beijing to rub shoulders with Xi and Putin at huge military parade

One photograph of the North Korean leader’s trip to China shows him standing next to a dark green train with a cigarette in his hand

Evening Standard

Kim Jong Un arrives in China on armoured train to meet Xi and Putin

Reclusive North Korean leader to join 25 other world leaders, including Putin at military parade

The Independent UK

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing, state media say

The North Korean leader is set to attend a military parade alongside Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

Al Jazeera

North Korea's Kim In China Ahead Of Massive Military Parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on his way to Beijing on Tuesday morning, having crossed the border into China aboard an armoured train ahead of a massive military parade on Wednesday.

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The Guardian - UK

Kim Jong-un arrives for Beijing military parade on special armoured train

Slow but specialised form of transport has been used by the reclusive country’s leaders for decades

The Independent UK

North Korea's Kim Jong Un to watch Beijing military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way to Beijing by train to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, an event that could demonstrate their potential three-way unity against the United States

The Guardian - UK

China to show off military might in parade attended by anti-west leaders

Leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea will be at event marking 80 years since defeat of Japan in second world war

The Conversation

North Korea’s hidden wildlife trade: new research reveals state involvement

North Korea is notorious for its illicit trade in weapons and narcotics. But a new investigation that I conducted with colleagues in the UK and Norway reveals a new concern: the illegal trade in wildlife, including species supposedly protected by North Korea’s own laws.

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The Independent UK

Inside the bulletproof train that Kim Jong Un uses for international trips

The locomotive travels only 60 kilometres (37 miles) per hour and is expected to take 20 hours to get to Beijing

International Business Times

What Does North Korea's Kim Want From Rare China Trip?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to visit China this week, a rare step beyond his country's borders, for prospective meetings with President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

The Guardian - AU

China’s Victory day military parade: why are Putin and Kim Jong-un there, and what is the ‘axis of upheaval’?

The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president, a grouping dubbed the axis of upheaval

Al Jazeera

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects new missile production line

Kim Jong Un’s visit comes ahead of planned trip to China to attend military parade with Xi Jinping.

The Independent UK

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects new weapons factory ahead of China visit

China remains North Korea’s largest trade partner and economic lifeline

The Independent UK

Voices: The West neglects the other half of the world at its peril

COMMENT: Given the presence of 25 global leaders in China, including those of Russia, India, Iran and North Korea for the SCO summit, you might well ask why the West seems to have shown so relatively little interest – or alarm, writes Mary Dejevsky

Euronews

North Korea's Kim Jong-un meets families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine

It follows last week's ceremony in Pyongyang, where Kim paid tribute to soldiers who returned from combat in Ukraine, an event where the North Korean leader was seen sobbing in tears and placing posthumous state awards on the soldiers' corpses.

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