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Bridge to nowhere shows China’s failed efforts to engage North Korea: 17 images

DANDONG, China (Reuters) – Towering above the murky waters, the New Yalu River Bridge was supposed to symbolise a new era in relations between China and North Korea, helping bring investment to landmark free trade zones jointly run with the impoverished and isolated state.

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South Korea says North’s nuclear capability ‘speeding up’, call for action – 28 images

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign minister said on Saturday that North Korea’s nuclear capability is expanding fast, echoing alarm around the world over the isolated state’s fifth nuclear test carried out in defiance of U.N. sanctions.

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