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On April 12, Kim Jong Un was reported by Daily NK to have undergone cardiovascular surgery. On April 15, North Korea celebrates Day of the Sun. Kim Jong Un is missing from the ceremony. On April 21, CNN reports U.S. agencies monitoring intelligence from North Korea said Kim's post-surgery state was in "grave danger". [5]
Kim Jong Un commands the armed forces, Pak Thae Song heads the cabinet and handles economic and social affairs, and Choe Ryong Hae heads the legislature. However, under the constitution, Kim Jong Un is the highest-ranking of the three, with the constitution explicitly naming his post the "supreme leader who represents the state".
The 2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit was a one-day summit held at the Korean Demilitarized Zone between North Korean chairman Kim Jong Un, U.S. president Donald Trump, and South Korean president Moon Jae-in, following the 2019 G20 Osaka summit. Trump briefly stepped over the border at 3:45 PM (GMT+9) on June 30, marking the first time a ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited missile bases to examine their readiness to undertake actions of "strategic deterrence", while calling U.S. nuclear capabilities a ...
On June 4, 2020, Kim Yo-jong, an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the First Vice Minister of the Organization and Guidance Department, said that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was dissatisfied with a group of defectors sending 500,000 leaflets, 50 manuals, 2,000 $1 bills, and 1,000 memory cards along the ...
Since Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, North Korea steeply increased the number of missile tests, tallying 129 as of April 2023. [1] Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea conducted tests at many sites around the country, and many appeared to be operational/training tests in preparation for war, rather than developmental tests. [2]
Since 2020, she has governed as the de facto Number Two royal in the dynasty, second only to her brother, Kim Jong Un. Young, photogenic, smart and acerbic, Ms. Kim appears to exercise real power ...
On 13 August 2020, in the wake of COVID-19 spillover in North Korea and floods hitting the southern part of the country, he was appointed premier of the cabinet by Kim Jong Un, and elevated to the top-level Politburo Presidium. [6] From 2022 to December of 2024, he has been the second-highest-ranking official in North Korea after Kim Jong Un. [7]