North Korea is hosting high-level delegations from China and Russia for its 70th anniversary commemorations of the end of the Korean War.
This signals fresh engagement by North Korea with its key partners after it became even more isolated during the pandemic.
The country's state media reports that its leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu.
Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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