https://www.scmp.com/rss/523834/feed The latest news and top stories on the Workers’ Party of Korea. A Pyongyang-based ruling political party, the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) is dedicated to leading North Korea and building a socialist state. Its main areas of focus include controlling all government institutions, the Korean People’s Army and guiding political, military, economic and cultural fields. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korea’s jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol has drawn sharp criticism for an Easter message from prison that opponents say amounted to comparing his downfall to the suffering of Jesus and showing his lack of remorse for his criminal acts. Yoon, who was removed from office a year ago after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024, released the message on Sunday through his lawyer, Bae Ui-cheol, urging the public to “hold onto the hope of salvation even if times are... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3349150/south-koreas-yoon-slammed-invoking-jesus-his-message-sent-prison?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3349150/south-koreas-yoon-slammed-invoking-jesus-his-message-sent-prison?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:09:31 +0000 Reuters Reuters North Korea appears to be distancing itself from long-time partner Iran and carefully managing its public messaging to preserve the possibility of a new relationship with the US after the Iran war, South Korean lawmakers have said, citing the spy agency. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) said North ‌Korea had not sent weapons or supplies so far to Iran since the conflict started on February 28, and did not issue public condolences upon the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3349136/north-korean-silence-iran-signals-openness-us-talks-seouls-spy-agency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3349136/north-korean-silence-iran-signals-openness-us-talks-seouls-spy-agency?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:32:16 +0000 Agencies Agencies North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as president of ‌state affairs, state media reported on Monday, after the isolated nation convened the first session of its Supreme People’s Assembly a day earlier. North Korea’s constitution explicitly states that the president of state affairs is the “supreme leader of the DPRK” who represents the state, which is officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Kim’s reappointment as head of the authoritarian nation’s highest... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3347517/north-korea-reappoints-kim-jong-un-supreme-leader?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3347517/north-korea-reappoints-kim-jong-un-supreme-leader?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:01:43 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been given a promotion in the ruling party structure during a rare party congress, state media reported Tuesday. The Workers’ Party Central Committee on Monday named Kim Yo-jong – previously a deputy department director – as a full department director, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Thousands of party elites have packed the capital for a once-in-five-years summit of the ruling Workers’ Party, a gathering... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3344391/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-uns-sister-takes-major-step-party-rungs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3344391/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-uns-sister-takes-major-step-party-rungs?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:03:35 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong Every spring, South Korea and the United States stage one of their largest combined military exercises in a show of force that North Korea invariably denounces as a rehearsal for war. This year, Seoul wants to dial them back, wagering that smaller drills could open a diplomatic door that has been shut since 2019. A joint press briefing on the Freedom Shield exercise that had been scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed amid differences over the scope of the drills, according to Yonhap news... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3344312/freedom-shield-rift-south-korea-us-odds-over-war-games-scale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3344312/freedom-shield-rift-south-korea-us-odds-over-war-games-scale?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after he cemented his leadership at the latest congress of the country’s ruling party. Xi said Kim’s reselection as general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea on Monday reflected the “high trust and wholehearted support” of the country’s “party, government and people”, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. Xi said he was ready to work with Kim to “open a new chapter in China-DPRK [Democratic People’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344350/xi-jinping-expresses-hope-china-can-open-new-chapter-relations-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344350/xi-jinping-expresses-hope-china-can-open-new-chapter-relations-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:57:45 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong North Korea’s ruling party congress, convened only once every five years, opened in Pyongyang this weekend with supreme leader Kim Jong-un poised to formalise a military doctrine with far-reaching implications for security on the Korean peninsula and beyond. State media described the opening of the ninth congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea as unfolding “with splendour” in “the capital city of the revolution”, with 5,000 delegates and 2,000 observers in attendance. The carefully choreographed... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3344165/where-kim-ju-ae-succession-question-hangs-over-north-koreas-ruling-congress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3344165/where-kim-ju-ae-succession-question-hangs-over-north-koreas-ruling-congress?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:18 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to lift living standards as he opened a landmark congress, state media said on Friday, offering a glimpse of economic strains within the sanctions-hit nation. The supreme leader took centre stage with a speech to start the Workers’ Party congress, a gathering that directs state efforts on everything from house building to war planning. Held just once every five years, the days-long congress offers a rare glimpse into the workings of a nation where even... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3344155/north-koreas-kim-opens-rare-party-congress-pledge-fix-economy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3344155/north-koreas-kim-opens-rare-party-congress-pledge-fix-economy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:28:17 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim China has joined Russia in congratulating North Korea on the conclave of its ruling party, hailing economic achievements under the leadership of Kim Jong-un and pledging to work with Pyongyang to promote regional peace. According to state news agency Xinhua, the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party sent a congratulatory message to Pyongyang on Thursday, asserting that the ruling Workers’ Party had in recent years helped to develop the North Korean economy and improve the lives of its... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344118/china-applauds-north-korea-party-conclave-new-historical-period-ties-xinhua?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344118/china-applauds-north-korea-party-conclave-new-historical-period-ties-xinhua?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:00:17 +0000 Reuters Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be taking steps to ‌consolidate his daughter’s position as successor, and there are signs she is providing input on policy matters, South Korean lawmakers said on Thursday, citing a spy agency briefing. South Korea’s National Intelligence Agency (NIS) will be closely watching whether the daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju-ae, attends a coming meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party and how she is presented, including ⁠whether she takes on any official... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3343278/kim-jong-uns-daughter-shaping-north-korean-policy-succession-signals-deepen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3343278/kim-jong-uns-daughter-shaping-north-korean-policy-succession-signals-deepen?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:33:56 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s public dismissal of a vice-minister during an inspection tour of a major industrial zone reflects growing anxiety within the leadership as Pyongyang prepares for a pivotal ruling party congress amid persistent economic strain, according to analysts. By firing the official on the spot, Kim appears to be signalling zero tolerance for delays and mismanagement while reinforcing his authority ahead of the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea to be held early... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3340630/north-korean-blame-game-whats-behind-kim-jong-uns-public-sacking-vice-minister?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3340630/north-korean-blame-game-whats-behind-kim-jong-uns-public-sacking-vice-minister?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:26:53 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong When prosecutors in South Korea demanded the death penalty for ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol, he shook his head in disbelief and let out a contemptuous laugh – a moment that encapsulated his defiant posture throughout nine months of hearings. Yoon stands accused of being the “ringleader” of an insurrection stemming from his failed martial law bid in 2024 that plunged the country into political chaos. The public gallery, packed with Yoon’s supporters, erupted into protests, forcing the presiding... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3339807/south-koreas-yoon-could-become-martyr-if-given-death-penalty-observers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3339807/south-koreas-yoon-could-become-martyr-if-given-death-penalty-observers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:58:49 +0000 The Korea Times The Korea Times More than 4,000 elementary, middle and high schools across South Korea have shut their doors as the country’s student population shrinks, new data shows. According to the Ministry of Education’s latest figures, revealed on Sunday by Representative Jin Sun-mee of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, 4,008 schools under 17 regional education offices nationwide have closed so far as student numbers continue to decline. Junior schools account for most closures, with 3,674 shut down permanently,... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3337938/south-korea-closes-4000-schools-permanently-amid-demographic-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3337938/south-korea-closes-4000-schools-permanently-amid-demographic-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Dec 2025 09:19:55 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong Prosecutors on Friday demanded a 10-year prison sentence for former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol in the first of four trials linked to his failed attempt to impose martial law, as a potential ruling against Yoon next month could keep him behind bars even before his most serious case is concluded. This first case focuses on Yoon’s actions before and after the martial law decree was issued on December 3 last year, including obstructing his arrest, bypassing Cabinet procedures and forging... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337790/south-koreas-ex-president-yoon-faces-10-year-jail-over-first-4-failed-coup-trials?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337790/south-koreas-ex-president-yoon-faces-10-year-jail-over-first-4-failed-coup-trials?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:08:07 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk A webtoon in South Korea has come under fire for a protagonist some say resembles the only publicly known child of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, with critics arguing the series normalises a clandestine regime notorious for alleged human rights abuses. Princess Goes to School, a fictional romantic comedy released last week on platform giant Naver, centres on Kim Seol – a seemingly ordinary high school student in South Korea who is unaware she is the scion of Pyongyang’s rulers – and her... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3337627/south-korean-webtoon-slammed-heroine-resembling-kim-jong-uns-daughter-ju-ae?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3337627/south-korean-webtoon-slammed-heroine-resembling-kim-jong-uns-daughter-ju-ae?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:47:58 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong Two former senior aides to South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol have testified in court that Yoon pressed ahead with a plan to impose martial law despite objections from cabinet members and top officials, with their statements offering a rare insight into the events that led to the short-lived decree. Testimony by former National Security Office chief Shin Won-sik and former presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk on Monday shed new light on Yoon’s thinking behind his martial law... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337524/yoons-ex-aides-disbelief-over-south-korean-martial-law-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337524/yoons-ex-aides-disbelief-over-south-korean-martial-law-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:08 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korea’s rival political parties are set to appoint special prosecutors to investigate allegations that the Unification Church bribed and lobbied politicians across the ideological divide, a rare move that observers have said could test the country’s constitutional separation of religion and politics. On Monday, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said it would accept a proposal from the conservative opposition People Power Party (PPP) for the team of special prosecutors to... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337368/south-korean-politicians-agree-unification-church-special-probe-rare-move?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337368/south-korean-politicians-agree-unification-church-special-probe-rare-move?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:30:14 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong More than a year after former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law, the country’s top court has announced changes to how politically explosive cases are handled, as public anger over delays and alleged bias continues to mount. The Supreme Court said it would revamp procedures for high-stakes national security trials, including cases stemming from Yoon’s December 2024 martial law bid, in what it described as an effort to ensure swift and fair proceedings and... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3336964/south-koreas-top-court-overhauls-handling-martial-law-trials-regain-public-trust?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3336964/south-koreas-top-court-overhauls-handling-martial-law-trials-regain-public-trust?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:13 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong Kim Jong-un has publicly mourned nine North Korean soldiers killed in Russia, in a rare display of grief analysts say belies a harder message of military solidarity with Moscow and rising expectations of compensation. North Korean state television broadcast scenes of Kim greeting wounded soldiers in wheelchairs and consoling relatives of the fallen during a welcome ceremony in Pyongyang on Friday. The event honoured engineering units that had recently returned from Russia’s western Kursk region,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3336540/what-north-koreas-war-dead-tribute-reveals-about-kims-endgame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3336540/what-north-koreas-war-dead-tribute-reveals-about-kims-endgame?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:26 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korea is bracing for a showdown between political power and religious influence, as a widening bribery scandal linked to the Unification Church has thrust President Lee Jae-myung into a battle over how far the state should go in policing faith-based organisations. With allegations of illicit lobbying spreading across the country’s two major political parties, Lee has ordered a review of whether religious groups accused of systematic election interference and covert funding networks can be... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335911/south-koreas-threat-dissolve-corrupt-religious-groups-risks-political-blowback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335911/south-koreas-threat-dissolve-corrupt-religious-groups-risks-political-blowback?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:13 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korea’s decision to return its presidential office to the Blue House, undoing Yoon Suk-yeol’s costly relocation, has reopened old questions over the superstitions said to have driven the impeached ex-president’s decision. The move is widely viewed as rolling back a legacy tarnished by the former leader’s failed attempt to impose martial law last year. Yoon had insisted on moving his office despite the high costs to taxpayers and security concerns. “The presidential office will leave behind... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3335717/shaman-rumours-resurface-south-korea-returns-blue-house?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3335717/shaman-rumours-resurface-south-korea-returns-blue-house?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:09 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday praised the citizens who confronted martial law troops a year ago, saying their collective defence of democracy made them worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. Speaking at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the attempt by impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol to impose military rule, Lee described the incident as an unprecedented test of South Korea’s democracy that the public overcame peacefully. “I am convinced that we, the people of the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335000/south-koreans-deserve-nobel-peace-prize-stopping-martial-law-president-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335000/south-koreans-deserve-nobel-peace-prize-stopping-martial-law-president-says?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:44:33 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong A year after former president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is pushing ahead with a bill to create a separate court dedicated to handling cases linked to the decree, in response to widespread public distrust of what critics describe as a “biased” judiciary. President Lee Jae-myung warned on social media ahead of the December 3 anniversary of the decree: “If we leave hidden acts of insurrection as they are, insurrection will certainly... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3334859/south-korea-proposes-separate-court-tackle-martial-law-decree-cases-after-cries-bias?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3334859/south-korea-proposes-separate-court-tackle-martial-law-decree-cases-after-cries-bias?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:14 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol may have begun laying the ideological groundwork for a self-coup long before his failed attempt to impose martial law last December, according to newly disclosed legal documents. Political analysts say the revelations suggest Yoon’s push for emergency rule was not a sudden response to security tensions, but part of a long-standing pattern of authoritarian inclinations dating back to his early political career and even his years as a... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3333548/south-koreas-yoon-had-dictatorial-mindset-well-martial-law-decree-leaked-papers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3333548/south-koreas-yoon-had-dictatorial-mindset-well-martial-law-decree-leaked-papers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:15 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korea’s intelligence agency has reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter is consolidating her position as a potential heir, but analysts urge caution over the latest news as they point to Pyongyang’s silence on the 12-year-old’s name. They also voiced scepticism over the National Intelligence Service’s (NIS) assessment that Kim could hold a fourth summit with US President Donald Trump around March next year. Observers say there is little sign the regime has begun laying the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3331709/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-preparing-daughter-take-power-not-so-fast-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3331709/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-preparing-daughter-take-power-not-so-fast-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 03:15:44 +0000 The Korea Times The Korea Times A bill restricting private English tuition for young children is gaining traction in South Korea, with both liberal and conservative authorities uniting to tackle excessive academic pressure on preschoolers. Representative Kang Kyung-sook of the minor liberal Rebuilding Korea Party, who is leading the legislative effort, said passage of the bill appeared likely amid rising support from superintendents of education offices across the country. “We are viewing the possibility of passing this bill... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3331623/south-korea-weighs-ban-english-education-pre-school-children?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3331623/south-korea-weighs-ban-english-education-pre-school-children?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:56:20 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk Former South Korean first couple Yoon Suk-yeol and Kim Keon-hee requested special treatment for their pets from South Korea’s embassy in Paris during their visits to France in 2023, an opposition lawmaker has revealed. The couple “planned to bring their dogs on two visits to France in 2023 and asked the embassy to prepare protocol arrangements for them”, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Lee Jae-jung said during a parliamentary audit on Monday, The Korea Times newspaper reported. “There were... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3329109/south-koreas-yoon-and-wife-ask-their-pets-get-special-treatment-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3329109/south-koreas-yoon-and-wife-ask-their-pets-get-special-treatment-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:39:19 +0000 Vanessa Cai Vanessa Cai Chinese Premier Li Qiang promised closer cooperation with North Korea as he began a three-day visit to the country on Thursday following a recent flurry of diplomatic exchanges that signalled a thaw in relations. Li is the most senior Chinese official to visit the country since 2019. During his visit he will attend a series of events to celebrate the 80th anniversary of North Korea’s ruling party. Li said Beijing was ready to work with Pyongyang to “strengthen strategic communication, maintain... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3328380/chinese-premier-li-qiang-begins-north-korea-trip-friendly-cooperation-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3328380/chinese-premier-li-qiang-begins-north-korea-trip-friendly-cooperation-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:00:08 +0000 Zhao Ziwen,Meredith Chen Zhao Ziwen,Meredith Chen Premier Li Qiang will travel to Pyongyang to attend events marking the 80th anniversary of North Korea’s ruling party later this week, according to Beijing, making him the most senior Chinese official to visit the country since 2019. The Chinese foreign ministry said Li would arrive in Pyongyang for a three-day visit on Thursday. A military parade commemorating the foundation of the Workers’ Party of Korea is expected to be held on Friday, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. Calling the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3328070/chinese-premier-li-qiang-travel-north-korea-ruling-partys-80th-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3328070/chinese-premier-li-qiang-travel-north-korea-ruling-partys-80th-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 02:16:09 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed a pledge to strengthen strategic coordination with North Korea in a congratulatory message to leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday. The greetings marked the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the official name of the country. The message was delivered only days after a historic trip by Kim to Beijing, when the North Korean leader – for the first time – stood together with Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324876/chinas-xi-jinping-reaffirms-pledge-closer-north-korea-ties-after-historic-kim-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324876/chinas-xi-jinping-reaffirms-pledge-closer-north-korea-ties-after-historic-kim-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:00:09 +0000 Fan Chen Fan Chen North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in China by train on Tuesday, leading a delegation that included his foreign minister and his daughter. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported Kim’s arrival in a brief report. An accompanying photo captured a smiling Kim getting off the train, while honour guards stood by the door. He was greeted by Cai Qi, China’s fifth-ranking official, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. Accompanying the North Korean... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324093/who-are-north-korean-officials-joining-kim-jong-uns-visit-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3324093/who-are-north-korean-officials-joining-kim-jong-uns-visit-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:35:40 +0000