North Korea’s legislature has re-elected Kim Jong Un as President of State Affairs, reinforcing his leadership of the country’s highest governing body, according to state media reports released on Monday. The decision was announced by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) following a session of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA)…
PYONGYANG — North Korea has released a new state photograph showing leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, firing a pistol at a munitions facility, renewing speculation that she may be being groomed as a potential successor to the country’s leadership. The image, released Thursday by the state-run…
State media in North Korea has released images of Kim Jong Un touring Saeppyol Street alongside his daughter, meeting relatives and pledging to honor what he described as “young martyrs.” As with much of Pyongyang’s official reporting, the images cannot be independently verified, underscoring the limits of transparency in the…
South Koreans can now access North Korea’s official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, for the first time in decades, marking a symbolic step in President Lee Jae Myung’s efforts to improve relations with Pyongyang. The publication, whose name translates to “Workers’ Newspaper,” has long been regarded as highly incendiary. Packed with propaganda…