Kim's obesity could be attributed to his habits of drinking, smoking, and stress. Intelligence reports claimed North Korean officials were seeking new medications overseas for Kim's suspected conditions of high blood pressure and diabetes.
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said during a visit to Moscow that ties with Russia were developing in line with the plans of the two countries leaders, a deepening of a relationship that the United States and its allies view with concern.
The North's space agency said that its new “Chollima-1” carrier rocket accurately placed the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night, about 12 minutes after liftoff from the country's main launch centre.
North Korea banned tourists, jetted out diplomats and severely curtailed border traffic and trade after the pandemic began. The lockdown has further worsened the North’s chronic economic difficulties and food insecurity.
Visiting other factories, Kim called for building more modern missile launch trucks and said there is an urgent need to boost production of large-calibre multiple rocket launcher shells “at an exponential rate".
With a cigarette in hand, Kim was seen pointing fingers at a map-- potentially of North Korea-- and dismissed the chief of the general staff Pak Su Il. Pak was replaced with Vice Marshal Ri Yong Gil, according to KCNA.
Footage from the conversation showed Kim Jong-un talking to Shoigu, pointing and walking through a series of large rockets mounted on a truck.
The UN Command confirmed the report but gave no further details on who the person was or why he crossed the border.
The critical remarks from Kim Yo-jong came as both the US and South Korea agreed to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat.
North Korea first suggested in July that its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with objects carried by balloons launched from South Korea — a questionable claim that appeared to be an attempt to blame its rival.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “solemnly swore” to navigate his country out of deepening economic troubles as he concluded a major ruling party meeting.
Kim Yo Jong’s statement was issued as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Asia to talk with U.S. allies Japan and South Korea about North Korea and other regional issues.
North Korea has endorsed the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un as the General Secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at its ongoing eighth Congress, a state-media report said on Monday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for "maximum alert" against the coronavirus pandemic, during a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, warning that premature easing of anti-virus measures will lead to "unimaginable and irretrievable crisis," state media reported on Friday.
North Korea did not answer South Korea's liaison office phone call on Tuesday after vowing to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines later in the day in anger over Seoul's failure to stop defectors from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets.
While Kim Jong Un’s two-week absence has inspired speculation and rumors that he is gravely ill, he is not the first member of North Korean’s ruling elite to disappear from public view. Some absences were caused by real trouble, including deaths, illness or purges. But frequently the so-called disappearances have simply shown the disconnect between insatiable curiosity about what’s happening inside the isolated, nuclear-armed nation and the thick cloak of secrecy surrounding its leadership.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch. The president was asked what he will do if North Korea does conduct a long-range missile test.
On Wednesday, Pyongyang's state media reported that Kim rode to Mount Paekdu and "revolutionary battle sites" where his late grandfather, Kim Il-sung staged anti-Japanese and independence struggles, calling for a fight against "imperialists" and "class enemies", Yonhap News Agency reported.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to surmount U.S.-led sanctions on his country in state media reports Wednesday alongside evocative propaganda images of him riding a white horse seen as foretelling significant decisions as his own deadline for U.S. movement on nuclear talks is nearing.
Kim and Putin are set to meet for the first time in the eastern port city of Vladivostok. They, however, do not plan to sign any agreements or make a joint statement.
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