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Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country's nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting where he earlier laid out plans to work toward salvaging the broken economy Topics Kim Jong Un | North Korea | nuclear weapoms AP  |  Seoul (South Korea)  Last Updated at January 13, 2021 09:14 IST…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been named the “general secretary” of the Workers’ Party, a position formerly held by his late father and grandfather, state media reported on Monday, in a move that appears to be aimed at bolstering his authority amid growing economic challenges. The Workers Party’s…

SEOUL (Reuters) - The name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister was missing from a new list of the ruling Workers' Party's politburo, according to state media on Monday, raising questions about her status after several years of increasing influence. The party held elections on Sunday for its…

No results matched your search EconomyJan 10, 2021 12:55AM ET © Reuters. By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Jong Un's ambitious new plan for the next five years is aimed at developing North Korea's shattered economy, but the proposals may falter in the face of major crises that have…

Days before the end of President Donald Trump's time in office, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called the United States his country's "arch-enemy," while threatening to expand its nuclear arsenal, state media reported on Saturday. "Our external political activities must focus on our arch-enemy and the fundamental obstacle to…

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has just fired a volley of threats against the U.S., greeting incoming President Joe Biden with what is likely to be his biggest foreign policy dilemma beginning right after his inauguration on January 20. It wasn’t simply that Kim engaged in familiar rhetorical flourishes,…

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File photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this undated photo released December 31, 2019. — KCNA pic via ReutersSEUOUL, Jan 9 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States is…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States is his nuclear-armed nation's "biggest enemy", state media reported on Saturday. The declaration comes less than two weeks before the inauguration of Joe Biden as US president, and after a tumultuous relationship between Kim and the outgoing Donald Trump. Kim…

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal as he disclosed a list of high-tech weapons systems under development, saying the fate of relations with the United States depends on whether it aban SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korean leader…