{
  "id": 7659697,
  "title": "N. Korea's vice defense minister attends Chinese defense forum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/n-koreas-vice-defense-minister-attends-chinese-defense-forum-7659697",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T23:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260916/n-koreas-vice-defense-minister-attends-chinese-defense-forum"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea's Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang-il has journeyed to Beijing to participate in China's annual defense forum, according to Pyongyang's state media. The delegation, headed by Kim, departed from Pyongyang International Airport the day prior to the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, which is set to run from Tuesday to Thursday. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that officials from North Korea's defense ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang bid them farewell. Initiated in 2006 by the China Association for Military Science, the forum is frequently referred to as China's counterpart to Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue. This year's event is centered around the theme \"Build Consensus on Stability, Advance Security Governance Together.\" North Korea's presence at the forum was first observed in 2018, led by Vice Minister of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces Kim Hyong-ryong. In the subsequent two editions, military attaches from the North Korean Embassy in China opted to attend due to deteriorating bilateral relations.",
  "summary": "North Korea's Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang-il has left for Beijing to attend China's annual defense forum, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday. A North Korean delegation, led by Kim, flew out of Pyongyang International Airport a day earlier for the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, running from Tuesday through Thursday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. Officials from North Korea's…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea's vice defense minister attends Chinese defense forum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/n-koreas-vice-defense-minister-attends-chinese-defense-forum",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:14:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea's vice defense minister attends Chinese defense forum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/n-koreas-vice-defense-minister-attends-chinese-defense-forum",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:07:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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