North Korea has a secret, previously unreported missile base near its northern border with China, which could pose a “potential nuclear threat” to much of East Asia and the United States, according to a new report released Wednesday.

North Korea has a secret military base near the Chinese border to hold ICBMs that pose a "potential nuclear threat" to the United States, a new report said.

North Korea has a covert military base near the Chinese border that poses a “potential nuclear threat” to the United States mainland, according to new research

A Chinese national has been sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling firearms and other military items to North Korea, the US justice department has said. Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2m (£1.5m) from North Korean officials to ship the items from California, according to a statement from the agency on Monday.

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea

A Chinese man has been sentenced to eight years in jail for smuggling firearms to North Korea that he believed would be used in a surprise attack on South Korea, the US justice department has said. Shenghua Wen,