Tag: victory day
Analysis: Kim Jong Un’s strategic gambit puts pressure on Trump and...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered a policy speech to the Supreme People's Assembly on Sept. 21, right after strengthening his international support...
N. Korea’s currency plunges after Kim Jong Un’s China visit
North Korea's soaring exchange rates plummeted after Kim Jong Un's visit to China, driven by expectations that Chinese companies will increase investment across multiple...
N. Korean women swept up in Chinese investigation of online dissent
Chinese police investigating online criticism of a military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of "Victory Day" are targeting North Korean female defectors—who are illegal...
Kim Jong Un’s China visit documentary: What it reveals about Kim...
North Korea's Korean Central Television aired a nearly 50-minute documentary just one day after Kim Jong Un returned home from his China visit.
The film...
Analysis: Kim Jong Un’s daughter not ready for succession spotlight
It would be no exaggeration to say that Kim Jong Un was the star of the military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory...
N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders workplace safety reforms after steel...
When a serious accident occurred at a North Korean steel mill on a national holiday, Kim Jong Un was immediately briefed about what happened.
"Amid...
Parents of N. Korean soldiers in Russia demand news
While North Korean media recently published images of Kim Jong Un holding back tears as he held coffins containing the remains of North Koreans...
N. Korea plans Victory Day burial for soldiers killed in Russia
Following the publication of photographs showing a tearful Kim Jong Un clutching coffins containing the remains of North Korean soldiers who died in Russia,...
Kim Jong Un’s favorite cigarettes command premium prices in China
North Korean cigarettes known as "7.27" — favored by leader Kim Jong Un — are gaining popularity in parts of China's Liaoning province despite...
N. Korea champions ‘multi-polarized’ world while sending troops to Russia
North Korea has publicly declared support for a "multi-polarized" world order at a Russian anti-fascism event, which feels somewhat like a vegetarian praising the...
