Bloomberg North Korea appears to have held a military parade as part of celebrations to mark the 90th anniversary of its army founding, an event where it may have displayed its latest weapons to deliver nuclear warheads to the US and its allies. The parade was held in central Pyongyang, NK News and Yonhap News Agency reported, citing unnamed sources. ...

Bloomberg Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a visiting South Korean delegation that it was necessary to repair ties between the two neighbours and US allies amid threats to the international order. Kishida reiterated his call for greater strategic cooperation while receiving envoys from President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, according to a statement from Japan’s Foreign Ministry. It wasn’t immediately clear ...

Bloomberg Australia would open a defense school to train its Pacific Island neighbours, increase foreign aid and support climate mitigation projects across the region, under an election policy announced by the opposition Labor Party that aims to boost the country’s soft power. Labor has been critical of a new security pact between China and the Solomon Islands, accusing Prime Minister ...