Kim Jong Un

Kim has been focusing on enlarging his nuclear and missile arsenals since his high-stakes diplomacy with then-President Donald Trump collapsed in 2019. Since the start of 2022, Kim’s military has conducted more than 100 missile tests, many of them in the name of warning the U.S. and South Korea over…

Kim Jong Un inspected key factories producing tactical missiles, mobile launch platforms, armoured vehicles and artillery shells. Published On 14 Aug 202314 Aug 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected key munitions factories, including a tactical missile production plant, and ordered a “drastic” boost in the manufacturing of…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations “in an offensive way”, including boosting weapons production and conducting more drills, state media reported on Thursday. With a cigarette in hand, Kim was shown talking to a room full of uniformed…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the military to sharpen its war plans amid high tensions on the Korean Peninsula as the U.S. and South Korea prepare joint military drills, according to state media. Kim directed a meeting of the country's central military commission, which he leads as chairman...Read…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has replaced Gen. Pak Su Il, his top general, with Vice Marshal Ri Yong Gil. Those changes suggest a reshuffle of the country’s military leadership. Other key officers also experienced shifts in roles during a meeting of the Central Military Commission. Mr. Kim’s reshuffling…

Published July 29, 2023 10:16am North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with a delegation of Chinese officials on Friday, July 28, 2023. Kim vowed to bring the relations between North Korea and China to a "new high". KCNA/via REUTERS/File photo SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to discuss military issues and the regional security environment, state media said Thursday, illustrating North Korea’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine as the isolated country celebrated the 70th anniversary of an…

SEOUL, South Korea — Russia’s defense minister accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a defense exhibition that featured the North’s banned ballistic missiles as the neighbors pledged to boost ties, North Korean state media reported on Thursday. The Russian minister, Sergei Shoigu, and a Chinese delegation including a…

Back to homepage / Asia / Pacific Kim Jong Un met the Russian defence minister and a high-ranking Chinese delegation in Pyongyang ahead of major Korean War anniversary celebrations, state media said Thursday, the leader's first known foreign guests since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Issued on: 27/07/2023 -…

SEOUL: North Korea has fired “several cruise missiles” into the Yellow Sea between China and the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday. The launches, which the military said took place around 4 am (1900 GMT), come as relations between the two Koreas are at one of…