Jon HerskovitzBloomberg News(TNS) North Korea sent its foreign minister to Russia for her second trip in less than a year to the major backer of Kim Jong Un’s regime. The move comes as Pyongyang readies for a parliamentary meeting that will likely approve measures that raise tensions with South Korea. Choe Son Hui led a delegation... Read more

Bloomberg News(TNS) China has released an American pastor after nearly two decades in prison, presenting an olive branch to the U.S. that had repeatedly called for his release. U.S. citizen David Lin was freed from a prison in China, according to a State Department spokesman. The 68-year-old born-again Christian had been held in China since 2006 on allegations of fraud... Read more

Odessa American, Texas(TNS) Sep. 10—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Homeland Security Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman August Pfluger’s legislation, H.R. 1516, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act, Tuesday passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Pfluger’s legislation prevents DHS funds from flowing to American universities that host a Confucius Institute or maintain a... Read more

dpa(TNS) Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would increase its nuclear weapons arsenal, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said that North Korea’s stockpile should be increased exponentially during a speech on Monday marking the founding day of the country. “We are now perfectly carrying out the policy on building... Read more

Jenny Leonard and Josh XiaoBloomberg News(TNS) Senior White House official Jake Sullivan will sit down for rare talks with a top Chinese general, breaking another logjam in bilateral ties as both superpowers try to prevent regional spats spiraling into a conflict. Sullivan on Thursday will become the first U.S. national security adviser in eight years... Read more