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Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un is the supreme leader of North Korea, the third and youngest son of Kim Jong-il (1941–2011) and the grandson of Kim Il-sung (1912–1994). Following his father's death in 2011, he was announced as the "Great Successor" by North Korean state television. He has held the titles of the First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and also a presidium member of the Central Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea.
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8 Jan 1983
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Leader of North Korea
Domestic tourists visit the beach at Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area in Wonsan, North Korea on July 1. Photo: AFP
North Korea

North Korea promotes new beach resort to Chinese tourists in 2026 plan

The Wonsan beach resort and the Pyongyang Marathon highlight plans for Chinese visitors in a post-pandemic tourism push.

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South Korea

Why South Korea is powerless to revive Trump-Kim nuclear talks

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North Korea

Video | Russia’s long-serving North Korea envoy dies

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Trump drops North Korea denuclearisation goal, hinting at talks with Kim

Trump strategy omits North Korea denuclearistation; Pyongyang calls goal meaningless, demands US drop ‘absurd pursuit’ of its nuclear weapons.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) and US President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone separating South and North Korea in June 2019. Photo: TNS
North Korea

North Korea unveils new missiles, angles for Russian jets amid Ukraine war deal

Analysts say the event served a dual purpose: grooming Kim’s potential successor and angling for Russian jets as payment for Ukraine war aid.

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North Korean air force to gain ‘strategic assets’ amid heightened tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says the air force will be entrusted with ‘a new important duty’ and play a role in nuclear war deterrence.

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Vietnam

Asian Angle | The hidden domestic agenda behind Vietnam’s baffling foreign policy

To Lam’s recent pilgrimages to North Korea and Cuba signal ideological loyalty, even as he pushes a hard-nosed reform agenda at home.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Vietnam’s To Lam (left) talk before a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, last month. Photo: VNA/AP
South Korea

‘Kill North Koreans’: posters urging South Koreans to join Ukraine war slammed

Images of the posters posted online tout benefits including high wages and ‘the legal right to kill North Koreans’.

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North Korea

North Korea’s nuclear arsenal shows ‘exponential growth’ in new satellite images

Renovations at Yongbyon seemingly prove Kim Jong-un is serious about expanding his arsenal – but Seoul has a bunker-busting response.

South Korea

South Korea’s Lee warns of ‘dangerous situation’ with North

Lee urges dialogue with North Korea amid hostile relations and potential ‘accidental’ clashes.

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South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a press conference during the APEC Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, earlier this month. Photo: Reuters
United States

Opinion | How South Korea’s nuclear sub deal with US could torpedo inter-Korean peace

Seoul is clearly prioritising advancing its military capabilities with Washington’s help, rather than improving ties with Pyongyang.

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South Korea

‘Wipe them out’: Yoon’s dictatorial mindset evident before martial law attempt

The former South Korean president was already mulling a self-coup as early as six months into his term, indictment papers show.

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North Korea

‘Hostile to the end’: North Korea’s shock at US subs approval sinks talk hopes

Now the North sees the South as a ‘quasi-nuclear weapons state’ with US help, a fourth Trump-Kim summit appears less likely than ever.

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South Korea

Seoul’s backing of UN resolution tests limits of inter-Korean dialogue

Lee Jae-myung’s liberal government defies expectations of a retreat, in a move likely to trigger an angry reaction from Pyongyang.

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People look at pictures of North Koreans missing in North Korea during an exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, in October. Photo: EPA
South Korea

‘Create instability’: Yoon accused of provoking North Korea to justify coup

Memos show the ex-president’s intelligence chief contemplated strikes on Kim Jong-un’s private resort and nuclear facilities.

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An American soldier observes a South Korean AH-64 Apache helicopter firing rockets during a live-fire exercise in Pocheon, near the inter-Korean border, on October 30, 2024. Photo: AFP
China's military weapons

As US Pacific allies eye nuclear submarines, should China be concerned?

Australia, South Korea and Japan want to build the vessels, potentially complicating Beijing’s naval deterrence in the region, analysts say.

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South Korea

North Korea prepared for war after South’s drone mission to Pyongyang: report

Prosecutors have accused the former president of ordering the mission to provoke a security crisis that could help him cling to power.

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North Korea slams US for ‘wicked’ hostility over sanctions linked to cybercrime

The sanctions are part of US President Donald Trump’s strategy of applying pressure before negotiations, an analyst says.

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North Korea’s state-sponsored hacking schemes had stolen billions of dollars of mostly digital assets to help finance the country’s nuclear weapons programme, the US Treasury Department said. Photo: Shutterstock
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Reign check: is North Korea’s Kim Jong-un preparing daughter to take power?

South Korea’s intelligence agency says the 12-year-old Ju-ae is consolidating her position as a potential heir but analysts are doubtful.

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Japan

Takaichi mulls ‘any means necessary’ to bring North Korea-abducted Japanese home

Tokyo believes that some Japanese who were abducted by North Korea decades ago are still alive.

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North Korea sanctions

US wants UN sanctions on 7 ships over North Korea exports to China

The ships are carrying illegal North Korean coal and iron exports to China, a State Department official said.

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The flags of North Korea and the United States. The US is set to ask the UN to impose sanctions on seven ships suspected of violating UN sanctions on North Korea. Photo: EPA
South Korea

Hegseth visits DMZ, as US seeks flexible South Korea troops to counter China

The Pentagon chief’s visit highlights the strong US-South Korea alliance as they discuss adapting US troop roles to regional security shifts.

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (right) shaking hands with South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back as they visit the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas on Monday. Photo: AFP/South Korean Defence Ministry
South Korea

South Korea, US reach trade deal at Trump-Lee summit from tariffs to investment

Under the deal, Washington will maintain 15 per cent tariffs on South Korean goods while Seoul will invest US$350 billion in the US.

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South Korea

‘I’d like to wear it now’: Trump upbeat on South Korea deal, gets gold crown

Trump said a pact with Seoul would be finalised ‘very soon’ despite demanding the country pay the US$350 billion it pledged upfront.

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North Korea

North Korea welcomes Trump to Apec with a nuclear-capable ‘Fire Arrow’ launch

Analysts view the ‘Fire Arrow’ missile launch, timed just before Apec, as a calculated bid to strengthen Pyongyang’s negotiating position.

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Trump waves as he disembarks from Air Force One at Gimhae airport in the southeastern port city of Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday. Photo: Yonhap/EPA
Russia

Putin and North Korea’s foreign minister discuss strengthening ties

Choe Son-hui, hosted by Putin, also conveyed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s ‘brotherly regard’ and ‘warm wishes’ to the Russian president.

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President Vladimir Putin meets North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in Moscow on Monday. Photo: EPA
North Korea

US-North Korea flash summit remains long shot despite Trump’s open offer

Though a meeting with Trump would look good for Kim, the North Korean leader’s focus is on alliances with China and Russia, analysts say.

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Japan

Japan PM Takaichi faces high-stakes meeting with Trump over defence, trade

While the prime minister has vowed to bring forward a defence spending goal, she faces a risk of Trump asking for more, analysts say.

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