Kim Jong Un Archives

October 4, 2026 6:25 PM

North Korea says Kim Jong Un oversaw hypersonic missile drill

North Korea said on Sunday it had tested a hypersonic missile under the supervision of leader Kim Jong Un, in a drill aimed at demonstrating the reliability of its nuclear deterrent. State media KCNA said the intermediate-range strategic missile, wh...

August 20, 2026 12:51 AM

Trump says he plans to meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un this year

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, and said the Asian nation held 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons. The remarks came after Trump ordered Pentagon officials to cut sh...

August 18, 2026 1:16 AM

Trump says North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has responded to his overtures

President Donald Trump said on Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded to his overtures after Trump ordered the United States to scale back military exercises with South Korea. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump was as...

June 8, 2026 12:22 PM

Flags, gun salute greet China’s Xi on arrival in North Korea for summit

Ties between China and North Korea are at a "new historical starting point", President Xi Jinping said on Monday in remarks published in the neighbour's state media as he arrived in Pyongyang for a rare summit with leader Kim Jong Un. China's unwave...

June 6, 2026 12:15 PM

North Korea to build 10,000-ton destroyer, state media says before Xi visit

North Korea plans to build a 10,000-ton destroyer and develop secret underwater weapons, state media said on Saturday, ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Rodong Sinmun newspaper, reporting on a Thursday naval test supervised by le...

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...