May 17, 2022 · SEOUL—The spread of COVID-19 in North Korea is not all bad news for leader Kim Jong Un. By locking down the entire country, he can assert the power of his regime as never before. He has the Nov 29, 2023 · The reclusive North has one of the most highly controlled societies in the world, with leader Kim Jong Un accused of using a system of patronage and repression to retain absolute power. 1 hour ago · 12/27/2023, 9:23:29 PM. North Korea: Kim Jong-un calls for 'accelerating preparations for war' The North Korean leader said the situation was "serious" because of the "confrontational maneuvers" of the Americans and their allies. North Korea has conducted a record number of ballistic missile tests this year, in violation of numerous United Dec 20, 2023 · North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 5, 2023. Sep 8, 2023 · One of the last times the North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un travelled abroad on his favoured green-and-yellow armoured train was for a 60-hour journey in 2019 to see then US president Donald Trump The 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was held at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang from 5 to 12 January 2021. [1] [2] A total of 7,000 people participated in the congress including 5,000 delegates. [3] The Party Congress took place in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic where no cases were reported. Dec 22, 2023 · Kim Il-sung handed over military power to his son, Kim Jong-il. The second hereditary ruler of North Korea then committed the nation to developing nuclear weapons, which Kim Jong-un inherited when Oct 23, 2023 · A s Kim Jong-un’s recent 12,400-mile round trip to Moscow on a 35mph train “The only way to understand North Korea is as a religion. Kim Il-sung [the ruler who died in 1994] is the God. In 2013, the Workers' Party of Korea amended the Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System, which in practice serves as the primary legal authority and framework of the country, to demand "absolute obedience" to Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Un's uncle, Jang Sung-taek, was executed on December 12, 2013. His death was 7 hours ago · SEOUL, Dec 28 — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered its military, the munitions industry and the nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the US, state media said today. Speaking on the policy directions for the new year at a key meeting of the country’s bGxTI3O.