South Korea has formally offered to hold talks with North Korea about suspended operations at their joint Kaesong industrial zone, Al Jazeera reported April 25.

Senior Chinese and U.S. military officials met in Beijing on April 22 to discuss bilateral military relations and issues of common concern, Xinhua reported.

China has confirmed six new cases of H7N9 bird flu, including five in Zhejiang and one in Jiangsu, Xinhua reported April 21.

North Korea has moved two mobile missile launchers for short-range Scud missiles to South Hamgyeong province on the country's eastern coast, an unnamed South Korean military source said, Reuters reported April 21, citing Yonhap news agency.

North Korea might be willing to talk with the United States about arms reduction but will never discuss denuclearization, Yonhap reported April 20, citing government newspaper Rodong Sinmun.