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Kim’s portrait is publicly displayed in North Korea. Here’s a look at what it means
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was publicly displayed along with those of his father and grandfather for the first time, sparking speculation about the message it sends.
You can tell a Moon Jae-in by the company he keeps
This article was originally published May 14, 2017 under the headline “Moon’s right-hand man former friend to the North.” It was republished on June 18, 2020, after then-Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok was mentioned as then-President’s Moon Jae-in’s possible nominee for the post of unification minister. Someone else ended up getting that job but now we are publishing the piece for the third time, with new headlines, in response to the news that ex-President Moon has said in a newly published memoir that he credits Kim Jong Un’s promise to abandon the North’s nuclear weapons.
North Korea's Kim sends condolence message to Iran, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a condolence message to Iran over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, state media KCNA said on Tuesday (May 21).
North Korea's Kim accelerates production to shore up nuclear force, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered accelerated production to strengthen the country's nuclear force more rapidly, on the same day he oversaw a test of tactical ballistic missiles with new guidance technology, state media KCNA said on Saturday.
North Korea's Kim seeks to shore up nuclear force, oversees missile test, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered accelerated production to strengthen the country's nuclear force more rapidly, on the same day he oversaw a test of tactical ballistic missiles with new guidance system, state media KCNA said on Saturday (May 18).
North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile a day after US and South Korea had a fighter jet drill
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets for a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat.