Kim Jong Un

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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