SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has emphasized the importance of quality over speed in the construction of factories and other modern facilities as part of ongoing efforts to develop underdeveloped regions outside of Pyongyang, state media said Monday. The directive was issued during Kim’s “field guidance” to regional-industry factories [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the construction of more modern hospitals as part of ongoing efforts to develop underdeveloped regions outside of Pyongyang, state media reported Monday. The direction was issued during Kim’s visit to various regional factories currently under construction on Saturday and Sunday, where he [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be shifting the responsibility for the latest flood damage to provincial officials on concerns that his leadership could be undermined amid increased public discontent, South Korea’s unification ministry said Tuesday. The Rodong Sinmun, the North’s main newspaper, reported that Kim called for [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has replaced the public security minister and chiefs of the ruling party’s provincial committees over severe damage from the recent downpours in the northern border areas along the Amnok River. The decision was made at an emergency enlarged politburo meeting of the Workers’ Party [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has notably increased his public activities related to the military over the past three months, according to a new analysis by the Korea Institute for National Unification, a think tank in Seoul. In a report titled “Analysis of the North Korean Leadership’s Public Activities [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A North Korean defectors’ group said Monday it could consider temporarily halting the scattering of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border if the North’s leader Kim Jong-un apologizes for the sending of trash-carrying balloons to South Korea. Since Tuesday, North Korea has sent nearly 1,000 balloons carrying trash to the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has received a Russian-made car from Russian President Vladimir Putin as a gift demonstrating the special bonds between the two leaders, state media reported Tuesday. The gift serves as a “clear demonstration of the special personal relations between the two leaders and as the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a New Year’s Day performance by young students and emphasized the importance of education, state media said Tuesday. Kim made the remarks as he attended the performance at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren’s Palace in Pyongyang the previous day, according to the Korean Central News [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for preparing for a possible war in an “offensive” manner, the North’s state media said Thursday, as South Korea and the United States plan to stage joint military drills later this month. Kim made the remarks while presiding over an enlarged meeting [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a football match with his daughter in celebration of his late father Kim Jong-il’s birthday, state media reported Saturday. Kim and his daughter, known as Ju-ae, watched the match between officials of the Cabinet and the Ministry of National Defence on Friday [...]