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Kim Jong Un issues apology over killing Of South Korean

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology Friday over what he described as the “unexpected and disgraceful” killing of a South Korean at sea, Seoul’s presidential office said. READ ALSO: After rumours about health, North Korea state media report Kim Jong Un appearance Daily Times

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Kim Jong-un moves to increase North Korea’s nuclear strength

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2020 0

After another weeks long absence from public view, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has convened the country’s top military-governing body, outlining “new policies for further increasing” its nuclear capabilities and promoting top weapons officials, the North’s state-run media said on Sunday. Mr. Kim’s attendance at the meeting was his first public activity reported by

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Kim Jong-Un in North Korea inaugurates fertilizer factory still under construction

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2020 0

Despite Kim Jong Un’s health situation, the North Korean Supreme Leader is in the headlines again for inaugurating an unfinished factory in his country. As per the latest reports from DailyNK, Kim was the main guest at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at North Korea’s Sunchon Phosphatic Fertiliser Factory. However, what’s catches the eyes about this report is

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Kim Jong Un lauds China’s virus actions, wishes Xi ‘good health’

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2020 0

China’s foreign ministry declined to provide details on the message. “China and North Korea are close neighbors and have maintained close communications over the fighting of the coronavirus,” ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing on Friday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent his first formal message to China since reemerging from an almost

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After rumours about health, North Korea state media report Kim Jong Un appearance

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2020 0

After weeks of intense speculation about the health of Kim Jong Un, state news agency KCNA said on Saturday the North Korean leader attended the completion of a fertilisers plant north of Pyongyang, the first report of his appearance since April 11. Reuters could not independently verify the KCNA report. KCNA said Kim cut a […]

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Kim Jong-un appears in public – state media

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory. It adds that people at the factory “broke into thunderous cheers of hurrah” when he appeared. The reported […]

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Pompeo says no sight of North Korea’s Kim, real risk of famine in country

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2020 0

The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak. North Korean media has not reported on Kim’s whereabouts since […]

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Kim Jong Un rumored to be dead

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2020 0

Kim Jong Un is rumored to be dead, according to a Hong Kong broadcast network. While a Japanese magazine is reporting that North Korea’s rocket man is in a “vegetative state” after he underwent heart surgery earlier this month. A vice director of HKSTV Hong Kong Satellite Television, a Beijing-backed broadcast network in Hong Kong, claimed that […]

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North Korea imported purebred horses from Russia as Kim Jong Un took snowy ride

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong Un was filmed riding through the snow on a white stallion last year, has spent tens of thousands of dollars on 12 purebred horses from Russia, according to Russian customs data. Accompanied by senior North Korean figures, Kim took two well-publicized rides on the snowy slopes of the sacred […]

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North Korean leader climbs up scared mountain on a horse (photos)

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has climbed the country’s highest mountain on horseback, according to state media. READ ALSO Queen Elizabeth appoints Nigerian as House of Common Serjeant at Arms North Korean leader rides horse up sacred mountain. The mountain holds a special place in the country’s identity and is feted as the birthplace of […]

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North, South Korea agree to pursue joint 2032 Olympic Games bid

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2018 0

The two Koreans have agreed to pursue a bid to co-host the 2032 Olympic Games, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday. The decision was made following a summit between the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in. The statement also said they had agreed to “participate jointly” at […]

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Trump-kim Singapore Summit:trump, Kim Share Historic Handshake

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2018 0

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un made history Tuesday, June 12, becoming the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet and shake hands, as they seek to end a tense decades-old nuclear stand-off. The two men strode toward each other and shared the momentous handshake beneath the white-washed walls of an upscale hotel in […]

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Korea: No more missile wake-up calls – Kim Jong Un tells Moon Jae-in

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2018 0

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promised the South’s President Moon Jae-in no more missile-related early morning wake-up calls, Seoul said. Last year Pyongyang carried out 20 ballistic missile tests, almost all of them in the early hours of the morning. Moon routinely summons his National Security Council immediately after such events, and the […]

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North Korea Kills Defense Minister for Treason

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

North Korea has publicly executed the country’s defense minister after the regime accused him of treason, according to reports from South Korea. Hyon Yong Chol was killed by fire from an anti-aircraft gun at a military school in front of hundreds of people in Pyongyang, the South Korean Intelligence Agency was reported to have told […]

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North Korea Leader Cancels Russia Trip

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has canceled his planned trip to Moscow for Russia’s Victory Day, according to the Kremlin. “He has decided to stay in Pyongyang,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday, saying Moscow received the information via “diplomatic channels.” The visit, which would have been Kim Jong Un’s first

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N’Korea Remembers Its Founding Leader, Kim Il Sung

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

North Korea celebrated its biggest holiday of the year Wednesday, commemorating the birth of its late founder Kim Il Sung. The Day of the Sun celebrations make efforts to bolster Kim Jong Un’s leadership by recalling the rule of his grandfather. A military parade and rally on Sunday kicked off a week of festivities marking […]