Kim Jong Un Archives

February 24, 2026 1:38 PM

North Korea’s Kim pledges economic push as his sister is elevated at party congress

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to solidify and develop the quality of the country's economy over the next five years, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, during a speech at a party congress where his high-profile sister was promoted. North Ko...

January 4, 2026 12:58 PM

South Korea’s Lee begins China state visit after North fires missiles

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung began a state visit to China on Sunday, hoping to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula hours after rival North Korea launched ballistic missiles. The visit, Lee's first to China since taking office in June, come...

January 2, 2026 10:01 AM

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter makes public visit to state mausoleum

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, Ju Ae, who is likely being prepared as his successor, accompanied her parents on her first public visit to the Kumsusan mausoleum to pay respects to former leaders, state media photos published on Friday sh...

November 30, 2025 3:32 PM

North Korea’s Kim stresses Air Force’s nuclear war deterrence on its 80th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un highlighted the Air Force's role in exercising nuclear war deterrence as he celebrated the Air Force's 80th anniversary along with his young daughter, state media reported on Sunday. Photos released by North Korea's R...

October 28, 2025 10:12 AM

Putin says ‘everything going to plan’ with North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui during talks in the Kremlin on Monday to tell her country's leader Kim Jong Un that everything was "going to plan" in bilateral relations. Putin and Kim sealed a strat...

October 24, 2025 10:53 AM

North Korea’s Kim says military ties with Russia will ‘advance non-stop’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said military brotherhood between his country and Russia would "advance non-stop", state media KCNA reported on Friday. Kim made the comments during a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial for North Kor...

October 23, 2025 10:03 AM

North Korea tested ‘cutting-edge’ weapons system on Wednesday, KCNA reports

North Korea said it successfully tested "a new cutting-edge weapons system" involving hypersonic projectiles on Wednesday as part of a defence program to enhance strategic deterrence against enemies. Two hypersonic projectiles were launched from a r...

October 5, 2025 9:21 AM

North Korea’s Kim says country will develop additional military measures, state media reports

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang has allocated strategic assets to respond to the buildup of U.S. military forces in the south and vowed to develop additional military measures, the state media KCNA reported on Sunday. "In direct propo...

September 11, 2025 12:28 PM

North Korea leader firming up status of daughter as successor, Seoul spy agency says

North Korea leader firming up status of daughter as successor, Seoul spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have solidified the status of his daughter Kim Ju Ae as his likely successor after she accompanied him on a visit to Chin...

September 4, 2025 10:26 AM

North Korea wipes traces of Kim Jong Un after Beijing meeting with Putin

After Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the country’s supreme leader, in what analysts say is part of a suite of security measures to counter foreign spi...