Seoul, April 11 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the North places ‘top priority’ on further developing traditional ties with China during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media reported Saturday. Their meeting took place Friday, the last day of Wang’s two-day visit to Pyongyang, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). It marked his first trip to the North since 2019.The meeting came months after Kim held summit talks with Chinese President X…
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Sydney, March 3 (IANS) Myong Yu Jong scored a first-half hat-trick as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) returned to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup with a 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in Sydney on Tuesday. Rated as a title contender, DPRK dominated its first match in the tournament since finishing runner-up at the 2010 edition in China. Myong scored twice from the penalty spot as Uzbekistan made a difficult return after a 23-year absence.DPRK made a flying start when Myong fired a volley fro…
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the construction site of a memorial for the North’s soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, hailing their sacrifice as an ‘eternal cornerstone’ for Pyongyang, state media reported on Tuesday.Kim “visited the construction site of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations” in Pyongyang the previous day and dug the first shovelful of earth for the museum’s tree planting, the Korean Central News Ag…
Seoul, Dec 25 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said South Korea’s plan to build nuclear-powered submarines will “worsen the instability” in the region, calling Seoul’s move a threat to the North’s national security, according to state media on Thursday.Kim made the remarks during an on-site inspection of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine under construction, reports Yonhap, quoting the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).The North Korean leader referred to Se…