The North Korean leader has flipped on his dynasty’s policy of reunifying with the South,now calling it a “primary foe”. Does this spell trouble or is it business as usual in his hermit kingdom?
Seasoned North Korea experts warn Kim is not just experiencing a fit of pique,but has signalled an unprecedented shift in ideology.
A charity has reported a sevenfold increase in attacks globally on Christian churches,schools and hospitals in the past year – but it gets little attention in the West.
It would be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first trip to North Korea in more than two decades,after he visited Kim Jong-il – current leader Kim Jong-un’s father – in 2000.
Deaths,however,rose to 11.1 million,almost 700,000 more than the previous year and the highest since 1960.
Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has vowed North Korea will launch three new spy satellites,build military drones and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024.
Landing a software development job overseas to secretly earn foreign currency for the isolated country demands highly creative strategies – but comes with risks for the regime.
At least twice last month,the US tracked shipment of military equipment and munition from North Korea to a Russian port,then by rail to near the frontline.
The leaders met at a remote Siberian rocket launch facility,where the North Korean leader peppered a Russian space official with questions about the rockets.
The meeting is likely to fuel concerns in Washington and like-minded capitals about increased military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang at a critical juncture in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Hero Kim Kun OK was designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater and counter US naval power,the North Korean leader said.