Russia’s foreign minister has warned the U.S., South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea.

The Wonsan Kalma resort was opened in a grand ceremony last month by North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, who hailed it as a "world-class tourist and cultural destination". The details of how this resort was built have been shrouded in secrecy in a country largely closed to the outside world.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.

Washington has said the treatment of Glavprodukt, the only U.S. company Moscow has seized, will influence a planned reset of U.S.-Russia relations.

A North Korean defector and a former soldier have allegedly scammed more than 20 people, stealing 1 billion won, equivalent to $728,000.

S. Korea, U.S., Japan stage joint air drills A U.S. B-52H bomber, South Korea's KF-16 and Japan's F-2 fighters fly in formation over international waters off the southern South Korean island of Jeju on July 11,