Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) The appearances of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Ju-ae, at the centre of recent public events appear aimed at projecting socialist imagery that portrays society as one great family, a Seoul official said on Tuesday. An official at the unification ministry in Seoul made the assessment after Kim’s teenage daughter captured headlines by appearing at back-to-back public events alongside her father, reports Yonhap news agency.Photos carried by state media showed Ju-a…
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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, Jan 5 (IANS) North Korea test-launched hypersonic missiles in Pyongyang the previous day that successfully struck targets in the East Sea, with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media reported on Monday.”A sub-unit under a major firing strike group of the Korean People’s Army conducted a missile launching drill” to evaluate the country’s war deterrence and the readiness of the weapon system, as well as to verify its capacity to fulfill missions, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)…
Seoul, Jan 3 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected the construction site of a greenhouse farm in the northwestern city of Sinuiju for his first ‘field guidance’ of the year, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Saturday.Kim traveled by his private train to the Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm the previous day, whose construction is nearing completion, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).North Korea has been building a large greenhouse farm in vast areas of Wihwa Isla…
Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s teenage daughter Ju-ae has paid tribute at the family mausoleum for the first time, accompanied by her father, the North’s state media images showed on Friday.Her first known attendance at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where the North Korean leader’s late father and grandfather lie in state, came amid growing speculation about her presence in the North Korean communist dynasty’s potential succession.Kim, his wife and Ju-ae, as well as key p…
Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday that he will actively support potential talks between North Korea and the United States this year as a “pacemaker,” adding that he will also continue to keep up facilitating ways to restore relations with Pyongyang.In an annual New Year’s speech, Lee said he “will actively support the resumption of North Korea-US talks and continue pursuing the restoration of inter-Korean relations this year.”Last year, Lee held summit tal…
Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told the country’s troops dispatched to support Russia in its war against Ukraine that their combat participation helps cement the “invincible alliance” between Pyongyang and Moscow, state media reported on Thursday.Kim delivered the message in a New Year’s letter addressed to North Korean soldiers stationed overseas, dated Wednesday and released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops and conve…
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) South Korea’s Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Monday warned of a growing security instability surrounding the Korean Peninsula, citing a deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. “The security situation surrounding the Korean Peninsula has become more unstable than ever,” Ahn said in a speech at a forum on an alliance with the United States.”North Korea is advancing its nuclear and missile capabilities and modernizing its conventional forces through mil…
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test launch of long-range strategic cruise missiles, calling for the “unlimited and sustained” development of state nuclear combat forces, state media reported on Monday.The drill took place Sunday in the Yellow Sea, demonstrating “the absolute reliability and combat readiness of the North’s strategic counterattack capability,” according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).The strategic cruise missiles flew along the preset…
Seoul, Dec 28 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made the most public appearances in nine years in 2025, as he increased diplomatic engagement and on-site supervision of the implementation of a five-year national development plan, data showed on Sunday.Kim’s public appearances, as reported by North Korea’s state media, totalled 118 as of the end of November, according to data from the Korea Institute for National Unification.Including additional public activities reported by state media betw…