New Year, North Korea and Kim

North Korea Prioritizes Putin Over Xi in New Year’s Greetings, Reflecting Strained China Ties
North Korea's New Year coverage highlights stronger ties with Russia, sidelining China's greeting, amid cooling relations.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un attends New Year's celebrations, receives card from China's Xi, KCNA says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attended New Year's celebrations including fireworks and an ice dancing display, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.
North Korea's Kim and his daughter join New Year's Eve celebrations in Pyongyang
Kim Jong Un and his daughter watched celebrations from a stand at a stadium in Pyongyang. State broadcaster KRT showed video of the event on the afternoon of 1 January. It's typical for North Korean media to report news a day or more after it happens.
In letter to Putin, Kim lauds North Korean-Russian military ties as 'new high'
North Korean President Kim Jong Un on Monday declared a "new high" in relations between North Korea and Russia and hoped for a Russian victory over Ukraine in 2025.
Kim's Closeness With Putin Tests North Korea's Alliance With China
Beijing has yet to announce the closing ceremony for its "Year of Friendship" with Pyongyang, a possible signal of disapproval.
North Korea marks new year with Russian greetings, downplays China’s message
North Korea’s state media published the full text of a New Year’s letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the Rodong Sinmun, a newspaper widely read by the public.
Kim Jong Un vows closer Russia ties amid rising global tensions
Kim Jong Un announced plans to strengthen cooperation with Russia as part of a strategic partnership. The message addressed to Vladimir Putin highlights the importance of bilateral relations. The leader of North Korea,
Kim Jong Un vows to deepen Russia ties amid military pact
Kim Jong Un announced plans to enhance cooperation with Russia within the framework of a strategic partnership. The message addressed to Vladimir Putin emphasizes the significance of bilateral relations.
North Korean Troops Turn to Alcohol As 'Fighting Spirit' Plummets
NATO has previously described the deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia as a "significant escalation" in the conflict ...
North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress reveals Kim’s purposes
The Dec. 29, 2024, plenary session of the Eighth Party Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was presented as a grand ...
North Korea’s Kim vows the toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes office
During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim called the U.S. “the most reactionary state that regards ...
North Korea Quietly Honors War Dead As Casualties in Russia Climb
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said there have been over 3,000 North Korean casualties in Kursk. South Korea ...
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Some 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops are preparing a new counteroffensive in Russia’s western Kursk region, multiple Ukrainian military sources told ABC News. Russia has reportedly ...
South Korean families pray for relatives who vanished into North Korean prisons a decade ago
It's been 10-11 years since six South Koreans have been detained in North Korea, but there are still no words on whether they ...
Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that several “seriously wounded” North Korean soldiers died from their ...