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SEOUL—Kim Jong Un is a millennial himself, but the 37-year-old North Korean dictator is showing little tolerance for kids these days. Read More

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SEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean and Chinese leaders expressed their desire Sunday to further strengthen their ties as they exchanged messages marking the 60th anniversary of their countries’ defense treaty. In a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said it is “the…

SEOUL—Kim Jong Un, more so than his predecessors, has spread out responsibility among an elite group of North Korean government officials. Now, facing the worst home-front crisis of his nearly decadelong reign, the young dictator is making sure to share the blame. At a Politburo meeting late last month, Mr.…

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North Korea was one of the few places to claim it has had zero cases of Covid-19. But its leader, Kim Jong Un, now says his secretive country faces "a great crisis" related to the pandemic, blaming this on the mismanagement of his own party bureaucrats, state media reported Wednesday.…

World 30 Jun, 2021 08:22 AM4 minutes to read North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a Politburo meeting yesterday of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang. Photo / AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a "great crisis",…

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the failure to implement measures to tackle the coronavirus had caused a "great crisis" and he chastised ruling party officials for risking the safety of the country and people, state media reported on Wednesday. The report by state news agency KCNA…