North Korea has removed references to 'national reunification' from its constitution, redefining its territory to border South Korea. Analysts suggest this may signal Pyongyang's intention to avoid direct conflict and move towards a formal state-to-state relationship.

North Korea has removed references to “national reunification” from its constitution and newly defined its territory as land bordering South Korea, a move analysts say may signal Pyongyang’s intent to avoid direct conflict with Seoul. The constitutional overhaul is widely seen as aligning with the North’s evolving stance towards Seoul – shifting away from reunification and towards a more formalised state-to-state relationship. Pyongyang took more than two and a half years to revise the...