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North Korean state media has released pictures purportedly showing the leader attending the opening of a fertiliser factory The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has appeared in public for the first time in almost three weeks, according to state media,…
North Korean state media has released pictures purportedly showing the leader attending the opening of a fertiliser factory The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has appeared in public for the first time in almost three weeks, according to state media,…
Despite North Korean leader’s absence from key events, experts in the South say he is most probably at resort town of Wonsan Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageKim Jong-un is not ill and could be sheltering from the coronavirus…
Pyongyang’s tight rein on the flow of intelligence means the outside world knows little about the missing rulerKim Jong-un has not been seen in public for more than two weeks, yet the world has few clues as to the North Korean leader’s whereabouts or t…
Moon Chung-in quashes health rumours, saying North Korean leader has been in Wonsan – a resort town in the country’s east – since 13 AprilSouth Korea has said that Kim Jong-un, is “alive and well”, downplaying rumours that that the North Korean leader …
As rumours persist that ruler is in poor health, satellite images emerge showing train parked at Wonsan’s ‘leadership station’ A special train possibly belonging to the North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-un, has been spotted at a resort town, according to sa…
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Speculation continues about dictator’s condition after reports of heart surgery and absence from important events China has sent a team to North Korea including medical experts to check on Kim Jong-un, according to three people familiar with the situat…
North Korean leader has not been seen in public for days and reports said he had undergone heart surgerySouth Korea and China have played down speculation that Kim Jong-un is seriously ill, after a Seoul-based website reported that the North Korean lea…
The North Korean leader’s trusted propagandist-in-chief is in the ascendancyFrom producing an ashtray during a cigarette break en route to a nuclear summit to issuing a statement in praise of the US president, Kim Yo-jong has become the single most imp…
International report claims Pyongyang has been transferring coal exports to Chinese bargesNorth Korea sharply stepped up trade in coal and oil products last year in defiance of UN sanctions through the apparent help of China’s shipping industry, a UN p…
Kim Yo-jong reinstated to position she lost last year after collapse of US summit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful younger sister has been reinstated to a key decision-making body, state media have reported, marking her rise in the isolated n…
Kim Jong-un’s regime says ‘we will walk our own way’ but US secretary of state still hopes for dialogueNorth Korea has warned it could cut off dialogue with the United States but Mike Pompeo has said the US still looked forward to talks, even after the…
Latest in flurry of launches draws particular criticism amid coronavirus pandemicNorth Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches tha…
Suspected short-range missile launches come as Pyongyang announces legislature to meet in April amid coronavirus pandemicNorth Korea fired two projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast of the Korean …