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Apr 29, 2020 · As rumors swirl about the death or incapacitation of Kim Jong Un, the third in a line of reclusive dictators of North Korea, experts who have pored over the limited information available say...
Jan 5, 2022 · The death of Kim Yong Ju, the younger brother of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, was reported by the Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 15, 2021. After being considered the No. 2 official...
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In late 2011, many outsiders wondered if North Korea would survive with an untested, little-known 27-year-old in charge. Some predicted Mr Kim would push for economic reforms and possibly denuclearisation because of his youth and childhood education in Switzerland. Others thought Mr Kim might be a figurehead, relying on elderly officials installed ...
An arsenal of as many as 60 nukes, by some estimates, with the means to add as many as 18 more a year, has allowed Mr Kim to solidify domestic unity and achieve some measure of the global prestige he's long coveted. Throughout his leadership, Mr Kim hasn't been shy in staging an unusually large number of weapons tests. Four of North Korea's six nuc...
Despite years of sanctions, the North Korean economy still relies on trade, particularly with its key ally China. It needs key inputs like fertiliser and fuel – without them, it cannot produce the food needed to feed its population. A UN rights investigator has warned that vulnerable populations in North Korea risk starvation if the economic and fo...
This year, Mr Kim appeared in public after not being seen for a month,looking noticeably slimmer, raising questions about his health. Analysts say it is still unclear why Mr Kim's waistline shrank, but it was clearly being used to paint him as a stressed leader, toiling away during tough times. North Korean state media appeared to spin theunexplain...
Mr Kim shut North Korea's borders and imposed strict prevention measures soon after the pandemic began. Last year, the authorities declared a state of emergency and locked down the border city of Kaesong after a person who defected to South Korea returned across the fortified border with what state media said were symptoms of COVID-19. Nearly two y...
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Dec 14, 2021 · It's been 10 years since Kim Jong Un took power in North Korea after his father suddenly died of a heart attack
Jun 28, 2021 · Current leader Kim Jong Un, believed to be 37 years old, sparked new speculation when in early June he appeared to have lost significant weight.
Dec 15, 2021 · SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yong-ju, a brother of North Korea's late founder Kim Il-sung, has died, according to Pyongyang's state media Wednesday. The North's leader Kim Jong-un sent a wreath the previous day to express condolences over his death, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
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Dec 17, 2021 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pictured last month, has been in power for nearly 10 years since his father died in December 2011 [KCNA via Reuters]
