North Korea on Friday pulled out of a liaison office with the South, in a major setback for Seoul, just hours after the United States imposed the first new sanctions on the North since the second U.S.-North Korea summit broke down last month.
China’s military-run space station in Argentina played a key role in landing a spacecraft on the dark side of the moon this month, according to Chinese media. But it operates with little apparent oversight from the Argentine authorities, stoking conspiracy theories and U.S. fears.
China's Chang'e 4 rover Jade Rabbit 2 sets off on moon mission. Lunar project chief designer Wu Weiren called the separation of the rover “a small step for the rover, but one giant leap for the Chinese nation.”
China says it has successfully landed a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, the first ever such attempt and landing.
Next week’s inter-Korean summit will test whether South Korean President Moon Jae-in can pull off his role of mediator and salvage stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.
The Blood Moon: Spectacular red lunar eclipse will be the longest this century
