カテゴリー: Kim Jong-un
Kim Yo-jong’s intervention appears to have thwarted any prospects for early resumption of negotiationsKim Jong-un’s influential sister appears to have dismissed hopes for a breakthrough on nuclear talks with the US, warning Washington that it faced “di…
Kim looks noticeably slimmer in his first public appearance for a month, highlighting possible health issues over weight and lifestyle The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has prompted more speculation about his health after recent photographs suggest…
Leader uses the term ‘arduous march’ in party speech, a term used to refer to devastating 1990s famine in which hundreds of thousands diedNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for another “arduous march” against severe economic difficulties, appe…
Mitsuko left Japan in 1960 for a new life in North Korea. Once there, she realised she – and hundreds of others like her – could never go backIt has been six decades since Mitsuko Minakawa boarded a ferry on the Sea of Japan coast, bound for a new life…
Confidential UN report reveals Pyongyang was acting in violation of international sanctions North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, said a UN diplomat wi…
Acting ambassador to Kuwait fled for South last year, says fellow defectorNorth Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to South Korea in the latest high-profile escape from the isolated country.Ryu Hyun-woo had led North Korea’s embassy in Ku…
Pyongyang hosted a military parade to celebrate the Workers’ party’s 8th Congress where Kim Jong-un took the new title of ‘general secretary’. Images from the parade, released by the official North Korean news agency KCNA, showed submarine-launched mis…
Kim Jong-un smiles and waves at huge parade in Kim Il-sung Square, Pyongyang, designed to show military progressNorth Korea has included a developmental ballistic missile designed for launch from submarines in the military hardware put on show at a par…
Analysis: Congress gathering ends with Kim taking symbolic post of general secretary and a warning the US needs a fresh strategyA rare meeting of North Korea’s ruling party has ended with a symbolically important new title for the country’s leader, Kim…
Leader kicks off his second Workers’ party congress by admitting strategy fell short in ‘almost every sector’North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his five-year economic plan has failed to meet its goals in “almost every sector” as he kicked off the…
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea’s leader, accuses Seoul of seeking to damage political ties by questioning claim to not have any coronavirus casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageKim Jong-un’s influential sister has launch…
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, became emotional during a speech at a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ party. Kim removed his glasses and wiped away tears in an indication, analysts say, of mount…
Analysts say emotional speech suggests Kim is feeling pressures on his leadership linked to Covid and nuclear sanctionsThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, shed tears as he issued a rare apology for his failure to guide the country through tumultuous …
Kim Jong-un tells crowds the country will ‘fully mobilise’ its nuclear force if threatenedThe North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, said his country will “fully mobilise” its nuclear force if threatened, during a speech at a military parade.At the event, t…
Kim Jong-un says death ‘should not have happened’ after man shot in North Korean watersNorth Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has apologised for the “unexpected” and “unfortunate” killing of a South Korean official this week after he drifted across the cou…