Kim Jong Un

Comments from Kim Jong Un’s sister come as US secretary of state visits Japan and South Korea. Kim Jo Yong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, has threatened to scrap inter-Korean co-operation as she condemned ongoing military drills between South Korea and the United States, and cautioned the…

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends first short course for chief secretaries of the city and county Party committees in Pyongyang. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: Read More

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: Read More

Updated / Monday, 15 Mar 2021 21:38 The remarks by Kim Yo Jong were reported by the North Korean state news agency (file image) The sister of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, has warned the new US administration that it must avoid "causing a stink" if it wants peace. The remarks by…

There appears to be little immediate hope for a diplomatic thaw between President Joe Biden and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, with Pyongyang reportedly ignoring early administration outreach as the Biden team formulates its North Korea strategy. Reuters reported this weekend that the North Korean officials have not responded…

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Former President Donald Trump offered North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un a ride on Air Force One because he "thought it would be really cool," according to Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton. Bolton made the remarks during a Wednesday interview with Bloomberg, confirming a similar account of…

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Last Updated: 17th February, 2021 11:26 IST North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife recently ended an unusual absence and made her first public appearance in a year, according to Bloomberg. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife recently ended an unusual absence and made her first public appearance in…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju watch a performance that commemorated the Day of the Shining Star, the birth anniversary of the late leader Kim Jong Il at the Mansudae Art Theatre in Pyongyang. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: Read More