Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un sends $1.34m gift to South Koreans
The value of 2 tonnes of pine mushrooms that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent to the South as a gift is believed to be 1.5 billion won ($1.34 million).
TRUMP-KIM SUMMIT / A watershed moment for global politics
Since Egypt's President Anwar Sadat shook hands with declared enemy country Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin under the appreciating eyes of US President Jimmy Carter on the manicured lawns of Camp David more than four decades ago, no other handshake at that political level has drawn as much global attention as the one between North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in the serenity of Singapore's Sentosa Island this Tuesday.
North Korea says Trump deserves death penalty
North Korea's state media slams Donald Trump for insulting leader Kim Jong-Un, saying the US president deserve the death penalty and calling him a coward for cancelling a visit to the inter-Korean border.
Trump 'deranged', says Kim as NKorea hints at Pacific H-bomb
US President Donald Trump is "mentally deranged" and will "pay dearly" for his threat to destroy North Korea, Kim Jong-Un said Friday, as his foreign minister hinted the regime may explode a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean.
Rumble of a distant thunder?
How much do the words of Winston Churchill, addressed to the former Soviet Union, ring out through the mists of the time of the Cold War: “Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.” The words of wisdom and statesmanship from a Second World War veteran are infinitely more relevant today in an age of nuclear proliferation, placing the button of annihilation at the hand of a desperado.
Possible scenarios for next stage of NKorea crisis
The crisis over North Korea's nuclear program deepens when US President Donald Trump underscores his threat to rain "fire and fury" on Kim Jong-Un's regime by saying his apocalyptic warning perhaps "wasn't tough enough."
Kim Jong-un's methods in his madness
A former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement to Hitler couldn't stop the Second World War from happening. This infamous reference point is raked up by the free rein the North Korea's predictably unpredictable leader Kim Jong-un has had, according to some analysts. Whether this is a bad or good analogy only time will reveal; and we needn't wait too long to find that out.
Time to sever ties with Pyongyang
Serves North Korea right. Its Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un wanted his half-brother dead and his lackeys decided to do the dastardly deed in Malaysia.
What the new photos of North Korea's leaders say
North Korea has released a new set of photos of Kim Jong-un and party and military leaders.
US student jailed in North Korea
US student Otto Warmbier has been given 15 years hard labour in North Korea for crimes against the state.
North Korean leader urges nuclear readiness
Kim Jong-un says North Korea's nuclear weapons should be ready for use "at any time", state media report.
North Korea's Kim Jong-Un calls for more rocket launches
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un says his reclusive nation plans more "satellite launches" -- which the West sees as a cover for ballistic missile tests -- calling space exploration a "strategic goal", state media said Friday.
N-Korea announces ‘successful’ hydrogen bomb test
The North Korean authorities say they have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb amid reports of a tremor near the main nuclear test site.
UN chief to visit North Korea this week
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
North Korea celebrates 70th anniversary
North Korea is to hold what is expected to be one of its biggest celebrations, marking the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party.
North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchanging fire with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders his frontline troops to be on a war footing after an exchange of fire with the South across their heavily fortified border.
NKorea defence minister executed for ‘disloyalty’
North Korea's Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol is executed for showing disloyalty to Kim Jong-un.
North Korea 'executed 15 people'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders the execution of 15 people this year, including several top officials, South Korean intelligence says.