Kim Jong-Un

North Korea's Kim Jong-Un greets China for success in COVID-19 battle, calls South Korean military drills 'grave provocation'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has greeted China for its success in controlling the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, state media reported on Friday.

May 08, 2020, 13:29 PM IST

Kim Jong-un using body double after making public appearance since death rumours: Reports

The North Korean media recently published photographs of Kim smiling and smoking cigarettes at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inauguration of a fertiliser plant.

May 06, 2020, 18:51 PM IST

Russia felicitates North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un with World War II medal

Russian President Vladimir Putin has felicitated the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a commemorative World War II medal for his role in preserving the memory of Soviet soldiers killed in North Korea.

May 05, 2020, 14:05 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un makes first public appearance in 20 days

Contradicting reports over his deteriorating health, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his `first public appearance` after 20 days of absence.

May 02, 2020, 07:29 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is perfectly fine, sources claim

Amid media reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is unwell, a South Korean government source told the JoongAng Ilbo on Tuesday that the reclusive leader is fine and is busy in his regular activities at a villa.

Apr 23, 2020, 08:44 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in ‘grave danger’ after surgery; South Korean currency tumbles: Report

Speculation has been rife about what happened to Kim since he apparently skipped an annual visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on the occasion of the 108th birthday of his late grandfather and state founder Kim Il-sung on April 15.

Apr 21, 2020, 09:18 AM IST

North Korea's Kim threatens to resume nuclear, long-range missile tests

Kim said North was no longer bound by the self-declared moratorium, as the US continued joint military drills with South and had stepped up their sanctions.

Jan 01, 2020, 12:33 PM IST

Kim Jong-un might lose 'special relationship': Donald Trump warns after North Korea conducted 'important' test

The nuclear negotiations between the US and North Korea have been at a standstill since the Hanoi summit between President Donald Trump and leader Kim broke up in February and Pyongyang has since demanded Washington to change its approach by the end of the year.

Dec 09, 2019, 07:09 AM IST

A 'beautiful letter' with 'small apology' by Kim Jong-un, says Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Kim Jong Un told him North Korea was ready to resume talks on its nuclear and missile program as soon as US-South Korea military exercises ended.

Aug 11, 2019, 06:48 AM IST

After surprise Trump-Kim meeting, US and North Korea to reopen talks

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un shook hands warmly and expressed hopes for peace when they met for the third time in just over a year on the old Cold War frontier

Jun 30, 2019, 21:29 PM IST

In historic first, Donald Trump meets Kim Jong-un and steps into North Korea

Donald Trump met Kim Jong-un at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and then took 20 steps into North Korean territory before returning.

Jun 30, 2019, 13:01 PM IST

North Korea asks US to change 'hostile policy' day before summit anniversary

North Korean state media called on the United States on Tuesday to "withdraw its hostile policy" towards Pyongyang or agreements made at a landmark summit in Singapore a year ago might become "a blank sheet of paper".

Jun 11, 2019, 07:05 AM IST

US President Donald Trump agrees with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on former Vice-Prez Joe Biden: White House

North Korea`s state-run news agency issued a blistering attack last week on Biden, who has been critical of the reclusive communist state in the past.

May 26, 2019, 21:15 PM IST

Trump says, he would be very disappointed if North Korea is rebuilding missile site

The 5-megawatt graphite-moderated reactor, capable of yielding five to seven kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium annually, was dismantled late last year, with no signs of reprocessing activities there anymore.

Mar 07, 2019, 11:22 AM IST

UN warns of worst food harvest in North Korea in a decade

The United Nations has been struggling to rally donors behind its North Korea programmes, and said its 2018 "Needs and Priorities Plan" for the isolated nation was only funded at 24 percent.

Mar 06, 2019, 13:03 PM IST

Kim Jong-un back in Pyongyang after Vietnam trip

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is back in Pyongyang after concluding his first official state visit to Vietnam and holding his second summit with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi, state media reported on Tuesday.

Mar 05, 2019, 09:08 AM IST

China urges UNSC to reconsider sanctions on North Korea

The Chinese spokesperson urged all parties involved to deal with the issue in a "responsible manner".

Mar 01, 2019, 20:52 PM IST

Donald Trump's talks with Kim Jong-un collapse over issue of sanctions

"It was all about the sanctions," Donald Trump said at a news conference after the talks were cut short. "Basically, they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn`t do that."

Feb 28, 2019, 23:29 PM IST