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Kim Jong Un’s wife makes first public appearance in a year at a concert to mark Kim Jong Il’s birthday following pregnancy rumours Ri Sol Ju, the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been seen in public for the first time in over a year Ri joined her husband at a concert … Read more
Kim Jong Un admits North Korea is facing its ‘worst ever’ difficulties in rare admission of failure amid pandemic, US sanctions and spate of natural disasters Kim is facing what appears to be the toughest crisis of his nine-year dictatorship With the economy already troubled, the pandemic has compounded its issues Pandemic-related border closings and … Read more
Nuclear-armed North Korea unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president. State media said Kim Jong Un took centre stage after the five-yearly congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, at which the North Korean leader … Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to boost his country’s nuclear arsenal in his closing address to a top ruling party meeting just days before Joe Biden takes office as US president. Kim is looking to grab the attention of the incoming Biden administration, with his country more isolated than ever after closing its borders … Read more
A Kim Jong Promot-UN!: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is elected ‘general secretary’ of Workers’ Party – the same title held by his father and grandfather, up from mere ‘Chairman’ before Kim Jong Un was given a new title, ‘general secretary’ of the Workers’ Party Appointment is largely symbolic, apparently aimed at bolstering his … Read more
Kim Jong Un has described the United States as his country’s ‘biggest enemy’ while outlining a number of sophisticated weapons systems under development, during a key meeting of the ruling party this week, state media reported. Speaking for nine hours at the five-yearly congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, over three days, the … Read more
Kim Jong Un has vowed to drastically improve his nation’s ties with the outside world as he addressed a major political conference for the third day. State media said the leader also reviewed relations with rival South Korea but didn’t explain what steps he said he wanted to take. Observers have expected Kim to use … Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has revealed almost none of the nation’s developmental goals have been met since they were set in 2016. Mr Kim opened the first Workers’ Party Congress in five years as the ruling party met in Pyongyang yesterday. Thousands of delegates and observers sat closely together – amid continuing claims the … Read more
Kim Jong Un has had two people executed and locked dow Pyongyang as he tries to tackle coronavirus and its economic damage, South Korea claims. The panicked North Korean leader has also banned fishing at sea as part of frantic efforts to guard against the virus, South Korea’s spy agency the NIS told leaders today. … Read more
Kim Jong Un has threatened North Koreans with punishment if they waste food as the country struggles to feed its population following this year’s floods. ‘Strong legal punishment’ awaits those who fail to protect the socialist economy and the welfare of their comrades by wasting food, a new directive from the Central Committee of the … Read more