Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit North Korea for celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea later this week, Beijing and Pyongyang announced Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-china-li-qiang/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #china #kimjongun #liqiang #missiles #defense #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #russia
Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam will travel to North Korea this week, marking the first visit by a Vietnamese leader to the largely isolated nation in nearly 20 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-leader-north-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #northkorea #kimjongun
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has deployed "special assets" in response to what he called Washington's arms build-up in the South, state media reported Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/north-korea-special-assets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #us #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #donaldtrump #usmilitary
What is billed as the biggest exhibition of North Korean art held outside the reclusive state is the latest sign of warming ties between Moscow and Pyongyang. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/russia-north-korea-art-exhibit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #russia #northkorea #vladimirputin #kimjongun #russiaukrainewar #art #museums
North Korea sent a senior official to the U.N. for a speech for the first time since 2018, while its top diplomat visited Beijing — part of a flurry of diplomacy as it doubles down on its position as a nuclear power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-china-un-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #un #china #us #nuclearweapons #defense #donaldtrump #kimjongun
A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a regional economic summit in South Korea next month cannot be ruled out, a Seoul official reportedly said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #donaldtrump #us #southkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #apec
China, Russia and North Korea used the Beijing parade to signal a united challenge to the West, underscoring the need for stronger allied responses amid a growing revisionist threat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/24/world/orwellian-lesson-from-xi-and-putin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #russia #northkorea #xijinping #vladimirputin #kimjongun #defense #ukraine #us #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Tuesday to end a "vicious cycle of unnecessary military tensions" with North Korea, with the aim of achieving peaceful coexistence and shared growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/asia-pacific/politics/koreas-lee-new-era/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #us #donaldtrump #northkorea #nuclearweapons #leejaemyung #kimjongun
Japan, South Korea and the U.S. reaffirmed their “resolute commitment” to Pyongyang's “complete denuclearization,” pouring cold water on heated speculation that Donald Trump could soon meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-denuclearization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #us #northkorea #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #takeshiiwaya #marcorubio #leejaemyung #kimjongun #missiles #china #taiwan
North Korea's Kim Jong Un said he is open to talks with the U.S. if it drops its denuclearization demand — remarks that came as South Korea's leader said he would back a deal to freeze Pyongyang's nuclear program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/asia-pacific/kim-trump-north-korea-denuclearization/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #us #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #missiles #southkorea #leejaemyung
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister condemned upcoming joint military drills by South Korea, the U.S. and Japan as a "reckless show of strength" that would bring "bad results." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/north-korea-military-exercises/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #kimyojong #kimjongun #northkorea #nuclearweapons #southkorea #usmilitary #sdf #defense
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang will unveil a policy to advance both its nuclear arsenal and conventional military power at an upcoming key ruling party meeting, state media said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-nuclear-conventional-military/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #kimjongun #russia #nuclearweapons
China’s diplomatic moves echo Japan’s 1943 Greater East Asia Conference, as Xi Jinping showcases military power, courts authoritarian allies and promotes a global governance agenda while challenging Western influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/04/world/time-to-divide-the-dictators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #wwii
China’s massive Beijing parade showcased military power, historical revisionism and calls for a new world order, signaling Xi Jinping’s ambition to elevate China’s global leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/09/05/china-looks-the-past-to-signal-its-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #wwii
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday, state-run media said, a day after Kim joined Xi to view a massive military parade through the heart of Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/asia-pacific/politics/china-north-korea-xi-kim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #china #xijinping #kimjongun
China’s extravagant military parade on Wednesday sent a clear signal: Beijing possesses the firepower, partnerships and ambition to mold a new world order — one it aims to dominate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/04/world/china-parade-shows-who-is-calling-the-shots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #taiwan #wwii
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's gathering to commemorate the end of WWII reflected Beijing’s authoritarian vision for the future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/03/world/the-message-behind-chinas-grand-parade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #myanmar #cuba #humanrights
Flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping's massive military parade in Beijing highlights China's willingness to redefine the postwar U.S.-led global order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/politics/china-xi-kim-putin-military-parade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #taiwan

i'm sure it's just a coincidence that the bitcoin wallet that #OFAC just sanctioned because it was being used by Russian and North Korean weapons programs just so happened to be sending all its bitcoins to crypto exchanges belonging to Trump's Chinese business partners: Justin Sun's #HTX and Changpeng Zhao's #Binance.
* presser: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0230
* sanctioned entities: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0230
* wallet: https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/1HmqvgSXUVES1jn4TQPzk9dxo1NE8wim2T
#sanctions #russia #putin #ukraine#Ukrainewar#DPRK#NorthKorea#kimJongUn #weapons #armstrafficking #bitcoin #crypto #uspol#corruption #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #trump#WLFI#JustinSun #sanctions #sanctionsEvasion

![Specially Designated Nationals List Update
The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List:
ANDREYEV, Vitaliy Sergeyevich (Cyrillic: АНДРЕЕВ, Виталий Сергеевич), Russia; DOB 29 Sep 1980; POB Vladivostok, Russia; nationality Russia; citizen Russia; Gender Male; Digital Currency Address - XBT 1HmqvgSXUVES1jn4TQPzk9dxo1NE8wim2T; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Tax ID No. 253908966176 (Russia) (individual) [DPRK2] (Linked To: CHINYONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION COMPANY).](https://media.universeodon.com/media_attachments/files/115/119/135/933/234/552/original/a025565674c4bcef.png)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was set to arrive in Beijing he makes his debut on the multilateral stage Wednesday at a military parade overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and attended by Russia's Vladimir Putin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #kimjongun #missiles #nuclearweapons #china #russia #xijinping #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #beijing #pla