Chen Youlin specialises in using seismological data to track nuclear tests and has worked on US-funded projects.

The visits extend a string of high-level exchanges as Beijing works to keep pace with Pyongyang’s deepening ties with Moscow.

President Xi Jinping said China’s commitment to its friendship with North Korea, support for Kim Jong Un’s leadership and ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with a Chinese delegation led by top political adviser Wang Huning in Pyongyang, state ...

China is putting Chen on trial despite President Trump personally intervening to press for his release.

China’s naval buildup is forcing a new confrontation at sea, and South Korea’s Sejong the Great-class destroyers may be the ...

President Trump has urged Xi Jinping to release the scientist, Youlin Chen, the man’s family says. Dr. Chen studied the ...

South Korea is doubling down on its bid to lead in AI, unveiling plans last month to spend hundreds of billions on developing ...

An American seismologist who tracked nuclear tests in North Korea has been detained in China for almost two years on ...

An annual survey from the Pew Research Center found that more countries felt positively about China than America.

The Chinese delegation arrived in Pyongyang on July 15 at the invitation of North Korea. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...