SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unveiled a construction plan to expand the capital, Pyongyang, eastward, vowing to refurbish dilapidated suburban areas, state media reported Monday. Kim announced the plan in his speech during a groundbreaking ceremony the previous day for the construction of 10,000 flats in Pyongyang’s Hwasong [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has paid his respects at the mausoleum of his father, late leader Kim Jong-il, on the anniversary of his birthday, state media reported Monday, marking his first reported visit to the family mausoleum on the late leader’s birth anniversary in four years. Kim visited [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state media has made no mention of leader Kim Jong-un’s birthday, which reportedly falls on Wednesday, despite speculation the North may formalize its celebrations this year amid its glorification campaigns for him. North Korea has not officially designated Kim’s birthday, known to be Jan. 8, for special [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a New Year’s letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, vowing to further solidify bilateral military cooperation, the North’s state media reported Tuesday. “The New Year 2025 will be recorded as the first year of war victory in the 21st century when the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new tourist zone along the country’s east coast, stressing that the project is the “first big step” in advancing the country’s tourism, state media reported Tuesday. Kim looked around newly completed hotels and other service facilities in the Kalma coastal tourist [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea touted the recovery of the country’s flood-damaged northwestern regions as “miracles” in reports released Monday, using the occasion to portray leader Kim Jong-un as a “benevolent father.” “The flood-hit areas of North Phyongan, Jagang and Ryanggang provinces have turned into ideal socialist villages,” the North’s Korean Central [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a mausoleum for his late father to mark the 13th anniversary of his death, the North’s state media reported Wednesday. Kim paid tribute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun the previous day, where the bodies of state founder Kim Il-sung and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Back in presidency, Donald Trump is expected to reopen direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to address escalating military threats from the North. But clinching a deal would depend on whether Washington is willing to recognize Pyongyang as a nuclear state, experts said. Tackling security threats involving [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the performance test of suicide attack drones, and stressed the need for prompt full-scale mass production, the North’s state media reported Friday. Kim provided on-site guidance for the tests of various types of suicide attack drones, produced by an affiliated institute of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on officials to fight against corruption and eradicate abuse of power in a message seen aimed at tightening a grip on social discipline and enhancing internal solidarity. Kim’s statement was carried by the Rodong Sinmun, the North’s main newspaper, on Friday in a [...]