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Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday over his reelection as general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) at the…
Read more Xi congratulates Kim Jong Un on reelection as North Korea’s party leader | NK NewsJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday reaffirmed her desire to meet Kim Jong Un face-to-face to resolve the decades-old issue of North Korea’s abduction of Japanese nationals,…
Read more Takaichi renews pledge to seek summit with Kim Jong Un after election win | NK NewsIn the spring of 2022, as the Russian military bombarded Kyiv and its troops swept into Ukrainian border regions, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un teamed up with…
Read more Playing dictator: Why a Kim Jong Un lookalike says his act isn’t just a joke | NK NewsKim Jong Un sent New Year’s greetings to North Korean soldiers dispatched overseas in a midnight address Thursday, highlighting the importance the country attaches to troops dispatched in…
Read more Kim Jong Un ushers in new year with greetings to North Korean troops in Russia | NK NewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang on Wednesday to pay respects to the late Russian Ambassador Alexander Matsegora, who died four days…
Read more Kim Jong Un pays respects to Russian ‘comrade’ who bridged their countries | NK NewsThe Russian communist party has awarded North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the “Lenin Prize” for his outstanding contributions to “socialist construction,” praising him for standing up against…
Read more Russian communists award Kim Jong Un with ‘Lenin Prize’ over Ukraine war support | NK NewsThis week, three members of the NK News team unpack their time at the APEC summit in Gyeongju and discuss how North Korea featured in the week’s diplomatic…
Read more How North Korea impacted the APEC summit from afar | NK NewsU.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung pledged to continue efforts to forge a lasting “peace” with North Korea at a summit on Wednesday, despite…
Read more Trump says he will ‘work very hard with Kim Jong Un’ to achieve Korean peace | NK NewsU.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on the chances of meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to the Korean Peninsula this week, but said…
Read more Trump says he’ll ‘come back’ to meet Kim Jong Un soon, downplays missile test | NK NewsU.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would “love to meet” Kim Jong Un this week and that he is willing to travel to North Korea to…
Read more Trump says it’d be ‘easy’ to extend trip to meet Kim Jong Un and talk sanctions | NK NewsU.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he “would like to” meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week, amid growing speculation about a possible encounter while the…
Read more Trump ‘would like’ to meet Kim Jong Un on Asia trip | NK NewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un kicked off construction of a large cemetery and memorial for soldiers who died in Russia’s war against Ukraine on Thursday, according to…
Read more Kim Jong Un says joint war effort with Russia outmatched ‘US and West’ | NK NewsSouth Korea has suspended tours of the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit, amid speculation that he could meet North Korean leader…
Read more South Korea suspends JSA tours amid speculation about Trump-Kim Jong Un meeting | NK NewsChina has accused the U.S. of stealing secrets and infiltrating the country’s national time centre, warning that serious breaches could have disrupted communication networks, financial systems, the power…
Read more China Accuses US of Cyber Breaches at National Time CentreNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks with his Laotian counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith in Pyongyang on Tuesday, according to DPRK state media, where the two promised to…
Read more Kim Jong Un meets Laos leader for first summit talks, vowing to boost ties | NK NewsVoice of America (VOA) has resumed broadcasts delivering news of the outside world to North Koreans after half a year of radio silence, with the head of the…
Read more Voice of America resumes broadcasts into North Korea after months of silence | NK NewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un kicked off a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, hours after they both attended a large-scale…
Read more Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin discuss Ukraine war after Beijing military parade | NK NewsSouth Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik shook hands and exchanged greetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of China’s large-scale military parade on Wednesday, according…
Read more South Korean lawmaker says he shook hands with Kim Jong Un before China parade | NK NewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un left himself vulnerable to something that’s unheard of in his own country when he attended China’s massive military parade on Wednesday —…
Read more At China’s parade, Kim Jong Un shared spotlight so he can shine all the brighter | NK NewsNorth Korea’s economy grew almost 4% in 2024, its fastest pace in eight years, thanks in part to stronger economic cooperation with Russia, South Korea’s central bank said…
Read more North Korea’s economy grows at fastest pace in eight years: BOK report | NK News