Kim Jong Un

North Korea says latest missile tests involve hypersonic weapons system

January 11, 2026 The Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said last week that leader Kim Jong Un observed test flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent, as the country dials […]

North Korea unveils new drone in show of strength

August 30, 2024 The Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a demonstration of new exploding drones designed to crash into targets and pledged to spur development of such weapons to boost his military’s war […]

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un heads home after Russian journey that raised concern about weapons deals

September 21, 2023 Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended a six-day trip to Russia that triggered global concerns about weapons transfer deals between the two countries locked in separate standoffs with the West, […]

N Korea’s Kim looks much thinner, causing health speculation

June 19, 2021 Hyung Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — The health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has long been a source of morbid fascination in rival South Korea, which sits in the shadow of Kim’s 1.2-million-strong army and […]

Demoted? Pushed aside? Fate of Kim Jong Un’s sister unclear

January 13, 2021 Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — What has happened to Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader’s influential sister? That is a question many who watch the cloistered, nuclear-armed country are wondering after she failed to appear […]

Mired in crises, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting

December 31, 2020 Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — Coronavirus restrictions that have significantly limited his public appearances. Warning signals for an economy battered by pandemic-related border closings and natural disasters. The impending departure of a U.S. president who said […]

Article

North Korea unveils new weapons at military parade

October 13, 2020 Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened, as he took center stage at a military parade that unveiled what appeared […]

North Korea’s leader acknowledges economic shortfalls

August 21, 2020 Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — With unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged his plans to improve the country’s dismal economy aren’t succeeding as his ruling party scheduled a rare congress in January to […]

Pompeo downplays possibility of summit with North Korea

July 16, 2020 Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo downplayed the possibility of another summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the U.S. presidential election, saying Trump would […]

News

South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumors are untrue

April 27, 2020 Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s government has dismissed rumors that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in fragile condition, as speculation about his health intensifies amid the North’s silence on his whereabouts. There […]