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Stone-faced no longer: North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC burst into tears upon meeting Kim Jong-un

North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC players remained poker-faced during their visit to South Korea. But back home, the footballers were visibly emotional when they met their leader, Kim Jong-un, bursting into tears of joy.

2026.6.3

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea to mark its 80th founding anniversary in this photo released by the North's official Rodong Sinmun on June 2. [NEWS1]

North's Kim visits key political school for party cadres on its 80th founding anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a key political school of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) to mark its 80th founding anniversary and called it a “strategic fortress” that ensures the party's existence.

2026.6.2

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, attends a concert marking the 80th founding anniversary of a key military band in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on April 29. [YONHAP]

Kim Jong-un attends concert marking 80th founding anniversary of military band

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a concert marking the 80th founding anniversary of a key military band, calling it a symbol of the country's armed forces, state media reported on Wednesday.

2026.4.29

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, oversees an unmanned aerial vehicle, dubbed ″Saetbyol-9,″ in a footage disclosed by the regime-controlled Korean Central Television on January 2024. [KOREAN CENTRAL TELEVISION/YONHAP]

Pyongyang showcases new weapons, but Seoul questions their readiness

North Korea appears to have been spurring its efforts to bolster conventional military and nuclear capabilities under instructions from regime leader Kim Jong-un, according to recent assessments from the South Korean military.

2026.3.7

This satellite image, taken May 15, 2025, and provided by South Korea's Ministry of Unification on May 22, shows a North Korean warship under preparation for launch after being constructed in the northeastern port city of Chongjin. [MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION]

North Korea launches damaged warship after putting it in upright position: KCNA

North Korea said Friday it has successfully put in an upright position a warship that was partially capsized during a launch ceremony last month, and launched it.

2025.6.6

Members of an organization representing families of North Korean abductees look at a drone holding a poster denouncing the Kim Jong-un regime in Paju’s Imjingak area, Gyeonggi, on Thursday morning after canceling its plan to float anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the inter-Korean border. [NEWS1]

Police, residents stop group from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across border

Members of an organization representing the families of North Korean abductees look at a drone holding a poster denouncing the Kim Jong-un regime in Paju’s Imjingak area, Gyeonggi, on Thursday morning.

2024.10.31

Korean Central News Agency on Thursday reported that North Korea leader Kim Jong-un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles. [YONHAP]

Kim Jong-un calls for bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after missile tests

North Korea said leader Kim Jong-un has supervised successful tests of two types of missiles as he ordered officials to bolster his country’s military capabilities to repel U.S.-led threats.

2024.9.19

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, arrives at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East on Sept.13, 2023. [AFP/YONHAP]

Kim Jong-un's sister welcomes Kishida's comments, but with caveats

The North Korean leader’s influential sister, Kim Yo-jong, welcomed the Japanese prime minister's recent comments about meeting with the North Korean leader...

2024.2.16

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends an expanded meeting of the politburo of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers Party Korea in Pyongyang this week. [NEWS1]

North's Kim alludes to food shortages in call for regional development

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for economic development outside of Pyongyang in his address to the politburo, alluding to the nationwide food shortage, the country's state media reported on Thursday...

2024.1.25