CHINA SHUTS MAIN ROUTE INTO NORTH KOREA

Air china suspends key north korea route between beijing and pyongyang... READ MORE›

WHY RELYING ON CHINA TO STOP NORTH KOREA MAY NOT WORK

Officials in Beijing and Washington point out that China has taken some measurable steps on North Korea... READ MORE›

SANCTIONS BITE NORTH KOREA AND CHINA ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE

The business owner pays the North Korean government 1800 Chinese yuan A350 per worker per month as a fee... READ MORE›

AMID NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS, CHINA BORDER TRADERS LOSING MONEY

Large-scale trade involving North Korean iron ore and coal has been banned entirely, dealing a big blow to Dandong's port... READ MORE›

AS SANCTIONS BITE, NORTH KOREAN WORKERS LEAVE CHINESE BORDER HUB

A Reuters reporter saw a group of around 50 North Korean women waiting to cross the border on Friday morning... READ MORE›

SNAPSHOTS ALONG THE RIVER WHERE CHINA MEETS NORTH KOREA

A narrow ribbon of river, and in many spots barbed wire, separates China from North Korea... READ MORE›

WHY SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA ARE CAUSING PAIN IN CHINA

Along China's border with North Korea, residents are more worried about feeding their families than the possibility of nuclear war... READ MORE›

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IT SEEMS TRUMP GOT CHINA TO CRACK DOWN ON NORTH KOREA

Once in office, Trump issued a series of tweets demanding that China do more to rein in North Korea... READ MORE›

JOHN BOLTON: CHINA'S CHOICE ON NORTH KOREA

North Korea sees deliverable nuclear weapons as its ace in the hole, synonymous with regime survival... READ MORE›

'TOO MANY SOLDIERS TO FEED': NORTH KOREANS FEAR MORE SANCTIONS AS DROUGHT THREATENS FAMINE

Plight of ordinary people being overlooked amid focus on missile launches and rising tensions between Pyongyang and Washington... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | TRUMP THOUGHT CHINA COULD GET NORTH KOREA TO COMPLY. IT'S NOT THAT EASY.

It also doesn't help that China sees North Korea as a useful thorn in America's side... READ MORE›

HOW NORTH KOREA MANAGED TO DEFY YEARS OF SANCTIONS

American sanctions against North Korea began with a near-total economic embargo adopted in 1950, at the start of the Korean War... READ MORE›

'LIPS AND TEETH' NO MORE AS CHINA'S TIES WITH NORTH KOREA FRAY

Of course the Chinese were not happy, said a foreign diplomat in Beijing focused on North Korea... READ MORE›

AS SANCTIONS LOOM, SEAFOOD TRADE SLOWS ON CHINA-NORTH KOREA BORDER

Exclusive As sanctions loom, seafood trade slows on China-North Korea border... READ MORE›

U.S. DESIRE FOR NORTH KOREA OIL CUTOFF PUTS CHINA IN A TIGHT SPOT

BEIJING -- What the Chinese call the Friendship Pipeline runs for 20 miles, crossing under the Yalu River and spanning the border between North Korea and China... READ MORE›

CHINA IS PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON NORTH KOREA. BUT FOR HOW LONG?

Across the Yalu river, the North Korean city of Sinuiju is clearly visible... READ MORE›

IN NORTH KOREA, CHINESE TOURISTS TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

F--- their mothers! Mr. Lee, the guide, shouted out to a busload of visitors making a day trip across the Yalu River into Sinuiju, North Korea... READ MORE›

IT'S TIME TO START CONSIDERING WHAT A NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE CRISIS WOULD LOOK LIKE

Russia, too, has a border with North Korea, and a large population of North Koreans, especially in Vladivostok... READ MORE›

KEY CHINA BORDER CITY BRUSHES OFF LATEST NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST

China, Pyongyang's main diplomatic ally, is key in any effort to rein in North Korea's nuclear program... READ MORE›

AS UN SANCTIONS BITE, CHINESE TOURISTS FLOCK TO GAWK AT THEIR POOR NEIGHBOURS

Each year, thousands of Chinese tourists take boat tours on the border to look at the North Korean neighbours, and see how poor they actually are... READ MORE›

A HOLE IN NORTH KOREAN SANCTIONS BIG ENOUGH FOR COAL OIL AND USED PIANOS

They always want the wires to the car radio cut so the North Koreans can't listen to the Chinese programs, he said... READ MORE›

'WE'LL BECOME DEAD FISH': SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA BRING FISHING INDUSTRY TO ITS KNEES

Questions over Beijing's will to punish its historic ally have been raised by leaders in Asia and Donald Trump,..... READ MORE›

FEWER NORTH KOREAN WORKERS COME TO CHINA AS BORDER TRADE TIGHTENS

Anything you can get in China you can get in North Korea if you pay the right price... READ MORE›

Q&A: TRUMP, N. KOREA -- A POTENTIAL TRAIN WRECK IN MOTION

Trump's strong stance toward North Korea could alienate South Koreans at a time they are poised to vote for a new president... READ MORE›

CLAMPDOWN ON NORTH KOREAN TRADE SQUEEZES CHINESE BORDER TOWNS

Saturday's coal ban came after Beijing had announced in April last year that it would stop importing North Korean coal... READ MORE›

CAN TEAM TRUMP MAKE CHINA LIVE UP TO ITS WORD ON NORTH KOREA?

Over the weekend, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley displayed deft diplomatic skills, winning the consent of China and Russia to punish North Korea... READ MORE›

COMMENTARY: TRUMP, CLINTON PLAY THE 'CHINA CARD' AGAINST NORTH KOREA

Since then, China has continued to see North Korea as a critical buffer between its own border and the American troops stationed in South Korea... READ MORE›

CHINA MOVE SEEN AS TEST FOR TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER ONGOING NORTH KOREAN PROBLEM

China's announcement it has suspended North Korean coal imports may have been its first test of whether the Trump administration is ready to do something a... READ MORE›

CHINESE EXPERTS RAISE DOUBTS ABOUT KOREAN 'HYDROGEN BOMB,' BUT WARN TEST WILL DAMAGE RELATIONS

In this photo, a part of the Tumen River is seen at the border between China and North Korea in Wonjong-ri, Rason, Aug. 29, 2011... READ MORE›

Martinez said he had tried in vain to swim across the Han River into North Korea from South Korea... READ MORE›

US SHOULD THROW ITS WEIGHT BEHIND INTER-KOREAN TALKS

But there are no good military options, and a North Korea response to a US attack could devastate South Korea and Japan... READ MORE›