Kim Jong Un

North Korean and Chinese leaders pledge deeper economic cooperation at Pyongyang summit

The two leaders agree to develop bilateral relations into a new chapter

North Korean's Kim (left) was a guest at a military parade in Beijing in September 2025.

China’s Xi to visit North Korea from Jun 8 to 9 as Beijing seeks cosier ties with Pyongyang

Xi hosted separate Beijing summits in May for US President Trump and Russian President Putin

“I think we’re going to have a great meeting with President Xi of China, and a lot of problems are going to be solved,” US President Donald Trump said en route to South Korea where he is due to meet with Xi.

Trump expects ‘great meeting’ with Xi in South Korea

The talks, set for Thursday, will be the first time in six years that Trump sits down with Xi

From left: Russia's President Vladimir Putin walking with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Sep 3.

China’s Xi projects power at military parade with Putin and Kim

[BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war at a massive military parade in Beijing on Wednesday (Sep 3), flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and No...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang for China on Monday and crossed into China early Tuesday morning, North Korea’s state newspaper Rodong Sinmun said on Tuesday.

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un crossed border into China via train: state media

[SEOUL] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into China on his special train early Tuesday to attend China’s celebration of the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two, North Korean s...

US President Donald Trump once said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “fell in love.” Their meetings reduced tensions but failed to produce a lasting agreement.

Trump says he wants to meet North Korea’s Kim again

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Monday he hoped to meet again with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, possibly this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea’s dovish new leader that ...

During a rambling 80-minute event in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump  lambasted critics and the media as he complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration.

Trump suggests many Americans ‘like a dictator’

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested many Americans would like a dictator as he signed orders to tighten his federal clampdown on the capital Washington and to prosecute flag-bur...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae stand on a balcony during a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone.

North Korea opens landmark coastal Wonsan tourist zone

The area, which can accommodate about 20,000 visitors, will open to domestic guests from Jul 1

Kim visited lines for pressing metals and assembly on Friday, checked the progress of shell production in the first half of 2025, and suggested new tasks for improvement, KCNA said.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for more shell production, KCNA said

[SEOUL] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected military industrial factories, calling them to expand production of shells that meet modern warfare needs, state media KCNA said on Saturday (Jun 14).

A satellite image of a new North Korean warship at the harbour ahead of its launch in Chongjin, North Korea,  May 22, 2025.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemns warship accident: KCNA

[SEOUL] An accident occurred during the launch of a new North Korean warship while leader Kim Jong Un was watching, state media KCNA said on Thursday.