'Day of Sun' reference over N. Korean late founder's birthday reemerges in state media North Korean state media referred to the birthday of North Korean late founder Kim Il-sung as the Day of the Sun on Monday after stopping using the term in recent weeks while calling it "the April holiday."Apr 15, 2024
NK leader's meeting with China's top legislator raises Kim-Xi summit possibility North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s last week meeting with China's No. 3 official Zhao Leji in Pyongyang suggests deepening bilateral relations, analysts said Sunday, raising speculation that Kim might be preparing for a potential meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year.Apr 14, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
Defense chief says N. Korea's hypersonic missile 'unsuccessful' in last-stage glide flight Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said Sunday that North Korea's hypersonic missile launched earlier this month was "unsuccessful in its last glide flight" but predicted that the North's hypersonic missile with an intermediate range could be "successful one day."Apr 14, 2024
N. Korea's health minister heads for Russia: KCNA North Korea's health minister left for Russia to bolster cooperation in the fields of science and medicine, the North's state media reported Sunday.Apr 14, 2024
N. Korea's Kim sends educational aid to pro-Pyongyang Koreans in Japan: KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent an educational aid fund and stipends to a group of pro-Pyongyang ethnic Koreans in Japan ahead of the upcoming 112th birthday of late founder Kim Il-sung, the North's state media reported Sunday.Apr 14, 2024
N. Korea's Kim vows to further develop ties with China North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with China's top legislator, Zhao Leji, in Pyongyang and discussed ways to further deepen bilateral ties, the North's state media said Sunday.Apr 14, 2024
China's top legislator meets N. Korean leader to deepen ties China's top legislator Zhao Leji met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Saturday as they move to further strengthen bilateral ties, according to foreign news media.Apr 13, 2024
US envoy to stress 'ironclad' security commitment, openness to NK dialogue during DMZ visit: official The top U.S. envoy to the U.N. will reaffirm America's "ironclad" security partnership with South Korea and its openness to "unconditional" dialogue with North Korea during her visit to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas next week, a senior U.S. official said Friday.Apr 13, 2024
Pyongyang, Beijing vow strong friendly ties: KCNA High-ranking officials from North Korea and China attended the opening ceremony of the "Year of DPRK-China Friendship" in Pyongyang, to bolster ongoing relations, Pyongyang's state media said Saturday.Apr 13, 2024
US, Japan, Philippines stress Korean Peninsula denuclearization goal, decry NK threats The United States, Japan and the Philippines affirmed their commitment to the "complete" denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and denounced North Korea's growing military threats in their joint statement Thursday.Apr 12, 2024
