North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a greenhouse farm construction site along the country's border with China on Friday, and encouraged youths and troops working on the construction in the new year,

SEOUL: President Lee Jae Myung's four-day state visit to China is less a deal-making summit than an exploration of how Seoul and Beijing can steady their relationship under the growing constraints of US-China strategic competition and an increasingly volatile regional security landscape.

Since taking office in June 2025, Lee has signalled a more balanced foreign policy approach than his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol, who favoured closer ties with Washington.

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung left for China on Sunday, eager to boost economic ties with Seoul's largest trading partner while keeping a lid on potentially explosive issues such as Taiwan.The South Korean president plans to pitch a potential role for China in his efforts to rekindle frayed ties with the North,