North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for party unity ahead of an expected 3rd nuclear test. The Korean Central News Agency says Kim made the call at a meeting of secretaries of the ruling Workers’ Party’s marginal divisions called “cells” in Pyongyang. The gathering on Monday was the first of its kind […]
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North Korea orders ‘important state measures’
January 28, 2013 
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the country’s top security officials to take “substantial and high-profile important state measures.” Kim’s order for firm action came on Sunday, while state media reported that the North Korean leader had “advanced specific tasks to the officials concerned”. The move came a day after Pyongyang reiterated […]
Read moreKim Jong Un, North Korea Leader, Vows Strong Action
January 28, 2013 Comments Off
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take “substantial and high-profile important state measures,” state media said Sunday, fueling speculation that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations. […]
Read moreSetahun Tanpa Ayah, Kim Jong Un Membuat Korut Bergaya Funky
December 17, 2012 Comments Off
Kim Jong Un Power Membawa Korea Utara Terus Menantang Dunia Jakarta, 17 Desember 2012 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Hari Minggu (16/12/2012) kemarin, seorang pria muda yang kini menjadi pemimpin tertinggi di Korea Utara, Kim Jong Un, memimpin acara peringatan 1 tahun kematian ayahnya yang juga mantan pemimpin tertinggi Korut, Kim Jong Il. Acara itu dihadiri sekitar seribu […]
Read moreNorth Koreans mourn Kim Jong Il 1 year later
December 17, 2012 Comments Off
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Koreans across the country stopped in their tracks at midday Monday to silently honor former ruler Kim Jong Il, whose death one year ago swept his untested 20-something son to power. Pyongyang construction workers took off their yellow hard hats and bowed at the waist as sirens wailed across the […]
Read moreArmed with rocket and maybe heir, Kim Jong-un remembers father
December 17, 2012 Comments Off
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea may soon witness the birth of the fourth generation of its hereditary dictatorship as television pictures showed that the wife of the country’s leader appeared to be heavily pregnant. North Korean state television showed a pudgy Kim Jong-un and his wife paying homage on Monday at a national memorial service for Kim’s father, former […]
Read moreNorth Korea rocket launch sparks global anger
December 12, 2012 Comments Off
North Korea’s rocket Unha-3 on a screen at a satellite control center on December 12, 2012 (AFP) — Global fury over North Korea’s long-range rocket launch heightened pressure Wednesday for tougher sanctions against its regime, as the UN Security Council held urgent talks. The 15-member council was to hold closed formal consultations on North […]
Read moreNorth Korea new leader still a mystery after nearly a year: Pentagon
October 25, 2012 Comments Off
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Whether North Korea’s new leader will follow the dangerous path of his father is unclear, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, despite worrying behavior by the reclusive state during his first year in power. “The bottom line is we still don’t know whether or not he will simply follow in the steps of […]
Read moreGrandson of Kim Jong Il talks about school, life outside North Korea
October 20, 2012 Comments Off
Kim Han-sol interviewed by Elisabeth Rehn (1/2) Kim Han-sol interviewed by Elisabeth Rehn (2/2) Kim Han Sol, the grandson of longtime North Korean leader the late Kim Jong Il, has two earrings in his left lobe and a Libyan roommate at school. These were among several revelations that Kim Han Sol, who […]
Read moreNKorea threatens to attack SKorea over leaflets
October 19, 2012 Comments Off
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s military threatened Friday to strike a South Korean border area where anti-Pyongyang activists plan to launch leaflets from balloons next week. South Korea immediately vowed to retaliate if attacked. North Korea has made similar threats without following through. Its latest vow came a day after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak warned against provocation as he made […]
Read moreNorth Korean soldier defects to South across land border
October 6, 2012 Comments Off
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean soldier killed two of his officers before crossing the heavily mined border into South Korea on Saturday, South Korea’s defence ministry and media reports said. Defections across the Demilitarized Zone, a buffer zone dividing the two Koreas, are rare as the 250 km-long (155 miles) land border is heavily armed and tightly guarded. A […]
Read moreN. Korea, Japan hold first direct talks since 2008
August 29, 2012 Comments Off
(AFP) — Japan and North Korea are set to meet Wednesday in their first face-to-face talks in four years as diplomats see if they can start laying the groundwork to overcome a troubled history. Ties between the countries have long been strained amid decades of mutual distrust, though they periodically try to resume dialogue with the ultimate […]
Read moreNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un asks for Beijing trip
August 24, 2012 Comments Off
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seeking an ice-breaking trip to key ally Beijing next month to meet China’s outgoing and new leaders, a source with ties to Pyongyang and Beijing told Reuters on Friday. The planned visit comes amid signs of a thaw in Pyongyang as it desperately seeks investment to lift its impoverished and isolated […]
Read moreKim Jong Il’s Japanese chef meets Kim Jong Un
August 5, 2012 Comments Off
(NHK) — A former Japanese chef for the late North Korean leader says he met the new leader Kim Jong Un during his recent visit to Pyongyang, NHK reported on Saturday. Kenji Fujimoto spoke to reporters at a Beijing airport on Saturday at the end of a 2-week trip to Pyongyang. Fujimoto served […]
Read moreSenior North Korea leader to visit Vietnam, Laos
July 30, 2012 Comments Off
(AFP) — North Korea’s ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-Nam is to visit Laos and Vietnam, Pyongyang’s official news agency said on Monday. Kim “will soon pay official goodwill visits” to the two countries, the agency said in a brief report which gave no dates. Analysts quoted by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said the North may seek to strengthen diplomatic ties and expand […]
Read moreNorth Korea confirms mystery woman is leader’s wife
July 25, 2012 Comments Off
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has married,state media said on Wednesday, putting an end to speculation over the relationship with a woman seen at his side during a recent gala. The announcement came just two weeks after Kim was seen at the performance accompanied by the woman, with rumors swirling as to whether she was his wife, lover […]
Read moreMystery woman confirmed as Kim Jong Un’s wife: Report
July 17, 2012 Comments Off
(KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) — A mysterious young woman who appeared at the side of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in recent footage from the North’s state broadcaster is ‘confirmed to be his wife,’ a South Korean channel reported on Tuesday. Quoting an unnamed source from North Korea, YTN said Mr Kim’s wife […]
Read moreNorth Korea names new vice-marshal in military reshuffle
July 17, 2012 Comments Off
North Korea has appointed a new vice-marshal, Hyon Yong-chol, the official KCNA news agency says The move comes a day after the army chief, Ri Yong-ho, was removed from his post “due to illness”. The decision was made by the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the National […]
Read moreNorth Korea army chief removed from all posts
July 16, 2012 Comments Off
(AFP) — North Korea’s army chief has been relieved of all his posts due to illness, state media said Monday, in a surprise development that removes one of new leader Kim Jong-Un’s inner circle. Ri Yong-Ho is regarded as one of the key figures who has helped support the young, untested leader in the transition […]
Read moreWho is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s ‘mystery woman’
July 15, 2012 Comments Off
(BBC) — When North Korea’s state news agency published photos of the country’s leader Kim Jong-un at a concert recently, the first face to catch the attention was on stage. Amid the dancers and North Korean pop starlets, were a selection of Disney characters – among them Mickey and Minnie Mouse. And no, […]
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