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China and North Korea officially marked the long-delayed opening of their most significant land border crossing, aiming to rejuvenate trade and commerce after years of soured ties and pandemic-related disruptions to cross-border exchange. China is by far Pyongyang’s largest trading partner, even after a series of U.N. sanctions banned the flow of goods and workers to and from North Korea over the country’s defiant missile and nuclear weapons development. Analysts said North Korea, despite the...

The Special Representative: About the Apostle Paul’s special assignment. Part 4. The story of Paul’s conversion in Acts 9 also provides a summary of what he stood for in his life as an Apostle. An Encounter with Jesus It all began with Paul’s question: “Who art thou, Lord?” (Acts 9:5). Someone once said, “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” That’s exactly the philosophy that Paul made a reality in his life. Paul had committed a...

The airport jointly run with Laos is China’s first military facility abroad focused on air power and the latest project in Beijing’s efforts to project force beyond its borders, which includes a base in Djibouti, the Ream naval facility in Cambodia, the rapid militarization and expansion of islands in the South China Sea and a growing carrier fleet. But the airport, with a potential for expansion, is certain to be a concern for neighboring Vietnam, which has competing territorial claims with...

Of the 16 climate markers that researchers consider integral measures of how the Earth is doing, seven are currently at record extremes, while multiple others show evidence of accelerating or abruptly shifting, the report published in the peer-reviewed journal BioScience said. Climate change appears to be accelerating, and its effects are becoming more intense, the researchers warned. They noted that the patterns they’d observed while compiling the report had raised concerns about their...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told Israel to stop its “forced establishment” of settlements in the West Bank and reverse its actions, his office said. Beijing has been a long-standing supporter of the Palestinian cause and has maintained that a “two-state solution” is the “correct direction.” It has also been positioning itself as a mediator for conflicts in the Middle East. Beijing’s efforts to tackle the war in Gaza have focused on Palestinian unity. In 2024 Beijing got rival...

North Korea conducted an underwater test of a new torpedo weapon system to verify technological upgrades, state news agency KCNA reported, describing the test as a success and a significant step in the country’s naval development. The test verified propulsion technology developed through more than 180 tests over the past five years, KCNA said, adding that artificial intelligence was used ⁠for target detection and guidance in the new high-speed precision-guided torpedo. Meanwhile, South Korean...