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

Thus far, however, he has said comparatively little about the growing strength of the Kim regime in North Korea, leading some analysts to suggest the administration is neglecting one of the most critical security issues in Asia.

A North Korean defector is filing civil and criminal charges against the country's leader Kim Jong Un for abuses she faced while detained in the country. Choi Min-kyung fled the North to China in 1997 but was forcibly repatriated in 2008. She said she was sexually abused and tortured after her return.

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.

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.

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,