North Korea test fired ballistic missiles days before President Donald Trump's Asia trip to meet China's Xi Jinping and other leaders in South Korea.

China's Premier Li Qiang plans to visit North Korea this week, marking the highest-level Chinese visit since 2019.

North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit Russia for a three-day trip from Sunday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Choe would be in Russia “on a working visit” from Sunday to Tuesday,

In addition, the Wonsan-Kalma act goes into considerable detail not only about tourists’ rights, but also about their responsibilities, suggesting that rights are overshadowed by state controls. In other words, North Korea is ostensibly emulating international tourism standards while actually emphasizing stricter controls on tourists.

North Korea fired a flurry of short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, a week ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled visit to the APEC summit.

North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit China soon at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the North's official KCNA news agency reported

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised the legacy of the country's ruling party in a speech ahead of Friday's 80th anniversary of its founding, as delegations from China, Russia and Vietnam arrived in Pyongyang to attend celebrations.