North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged the country’s women to have more children as part of a strategy to address declining birth rates and “strengthen national power”. Accurate statistics on North Korea’s population are difficult to obtain due to limited data but the South Korean government has reported […]
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The strengthening of the alliance between North Korea and Russia appears to have already borne fruit. The hermit regime is believed to have begun transferring artillery to Russia, the supplies of which are being tested by the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the transfer, reported by […]
Kim Jong-Un has warned of a “new Cold War” and promised to increase his nuclear arsenal. At a meeting of parliament, the North Korean supreme leader noted the need to “accelerate nuclear modernisation” in the face of American provocation. “Now that the US, steeped in the Cold War mentality, has […]
Kim Jong-Un has commissioned statues of North Korea’s former Supreme Leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung. Kim showed off the giant statues at a meeting of the Workers‘ Party of Korea, the country’s only ruling party. Kim took over from his father Kim Jong Il in 2011 and […]
Kim Jong-un inspects Russian nuclear-capable bombers after meeting Sergei Shoigu North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers and hypersonic “Kinzhal” missiles on Saturday, accompanied by President Vladimir Putin’s defence minister. Reuters reports a smiling Kim was greeted by Sergei Shoigu in Russia’s Knevichi, about 50km (30 miles) […]
Kim Jong-un has visited a factory that builds advanced fighter jets, as his tour of Russia moves into its third day and the Kremlin revealed he and Vladimir Putin had exchanged gifts of rifles during their summit this week. Two days after meeting Putin at a space base in Russia’s […]
[Source] North Korea leader Kim Jong-un promised “full and unconditional support” for Vladimir Putin during their summit held at Russia’s spaceport in the Far East on Wednesday. Alignment of interests: The meeting, which lasted over four hours, highlighted both nations’ alignment of interests, with Putin reportedly seeking North Korea’s stockpiles […]
The situation is dire when you’re boasting of closer ties with North Korea, but Vladimir Putin in 2023 finds himself in just that situation with nothing left to lose. The Russian fanfare before the summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has rivalled the anticipation for his meetings with western leaders, […]