Ms Ko and Mr Ri were closely connected to Mr Kim Jong Il and a young Kim Jong Un before they decided to flee North Korea in 1998. Their own son was born in the same year as the younger Mr Kim.

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (UPI) --North Korea criticized the United States and ... saying that Pyongyang would stick to leader Kim Jong Un's goal of building up its nuclear forces. "The U.S. is pursuing ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday criticized ... forces under the direction of its authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un. The statement by Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry came after the ...

A North Korean ballistic missile launch was intended as a message to "rivals" who have "escalated" regional tensions, according to leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui ...

Kim Jong-un appears to be expanding his nuclear arsenal by ordering the secret building of a destroyer warship to beef up the North Korean Navy. North Korea is building a second warship in its ...

Kim Jong-un allowed foreign tourists into North Korea for the first time in five years today. The borders were closed in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. Some tour operators crossed the border ...

SEOUL, Korea — The ideological fragility of the ... alive after having been sent to the Kursk region by the Kim Jong-un regime in support of Russia’s war — have previously been photographed ...

The Kim dynasty that has ruled North Korea since its founding after World War Two and has sought to strengthen their grip on power by building cults of personality around them, though Kim Jong Un ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

North Korea has recently revitalized its film industry under Kim Jong Un, with new releases such as Korean War dramas “72 Hours” and “One Day and One Night” playing in cinemas. North Korea ...

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