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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the fifth stage of construction in the Hwasong area of Pyongyang on Wednesday, according to state media, where he promised to open more “service sectors” to meet growing public demand.
The possible reference to economic reforms comes after Kim relaxed government restrictions on private car ownership, and as he recently promoted video games and pet ownership for the first time.
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Japanese 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, a week after a runaway election win strengthened her mandate.
During a meeting with families of abduction victims at her official residence, Takaichi pledged to “exhaust every possible means” before time runs out for the last of the victims’ aging parents.
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In 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 Vladimir Putin to help Volodymyr Zelensky escape to safety in Western Europe.
Or at least, all the people involved in the operation looked like those global leaders.
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North Korea has officially opened five luxury hotels in Samjiyon near Mount Paektu and the Chinese border, according to state media on Tuesday, up to seven years after construction on the facilities began.
Leader Kim Jong Un visited the 300-room Ikal Hotel in the city center and Milyong Hotel and spa resort in the remote mountains with his wife and young daughter on Saturday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family attended another inauguration ceremony for new factories built under a push to build local development, state media reported on Sunday, this time in an east coast town that he has repeatedly singled out for praise.
Kim’s daughter, wife and sister, along with high-ranking officials, accompanied him at the ceremony in Sinpho, South Hamgyong Province on Friday, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency on Sunday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the construction of a mega greenhouse farm on the border with China for the sixth time on Wednesday, where he said a chief purpose of the project has been cultivating loyalty to his leadership among the young citizens he sent to build it.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday, the Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm is now “nearing completion,” nine months after “day-and-night” construction started on islands in the Yalu River (Amnok River) that suffered severe flooding last year.
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North 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 state media, where he said the two countries’ “blood ties” outmatched participation in the war by the “U.S. and the West.”
Thousands of military construction workers and troops who fought in Russia — including those who have recovered from injuries — attended the ceremony to build the “Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at Overseas Military Operations.”
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Voice 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 agency overseeing its agency’s operations suggesting this came in response to the Lee administration’s policies.
Kari Lake, head of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), told a U.S. court that the service is “currently doing some broadcasting” in North Korea, according to court documents made public on Tuesday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the soon-to-open Pyongyang General Hospital on Tuesday, according to state media, where he revealed that he lost control of the project to “fame-seeking” officials during the course of its five-year delay.
The Pyongyang General Hospital will open around the Oct. 10 party foundation day holiday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reaffirmed Wednesday, providing capital residents with the country’s first “modern” general hospital amid a “lagging” healthcare system.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a new fishing village Tuesday to promote “improving the material life of regional people,” according to state media.
However, the message of the leader prioritizing nationwide rural development contrasted with the lack of state media coverage of major flooding on the other side of the country in recent days, according to NK News analysis of satellite imagery.
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