25 Oct 2024

Asia correspondent Ed White

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 25 October 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear weaponisation project at an unknown location in North Korea.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear weaponisation project at an unknown location in North Korea. Photo: AFP

North Korean troops appear to be preparing to fight in Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine. Ed says there seems to be a thaw in ties between China and India, including progress over the countries' disputed border area.

And international aid groups are making desperate pleas for support for a new wave of Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar.

Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai