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N. Korea, Russia sign agreement to bolster cooperation on public safety
North Korea's public security ministry and Russia's interior ministry have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on public safety affairs and law enforcement, according to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang on Saturday. The agreement was reached after North Korean Public Security Minister Pang Tu-sop and Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Russia's minister of internal affairs, held talks Tuesday in Moscow, the Russian embassy said on its Telegram account. The embassy did not disclose details about the
Sept. 6, 2025 -
N. Korea's state media domestically report on Kim's arrival after China trip
North Korean state media on Saturday domestically reported on leader Kim Jong-un returning home after visiting Beijing to attend China's military parade, publishing photos of his daughter Ju-ae who accompanied him on the trip. The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper targeting domestic readers, reported on its front page that Kim arrived in Pyongyang on Friday after visiting China by his private armored train earlier this week. The Korean Central Broadcasting Station, the country's state-ru
Sept. 6, 2025 -
Kim returns with symbolic recognition — and China’s silence on denuclearization
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un returned from a five-day trip to Beijing with more than photos of himself standing shoulder to shoulder with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin — the leaders of two officially recognized nuclear-weapon states. The tableau, which had eluded both Kim’s grandfather and father, carries geostrategic ramifications for an emerging tripartite axis of the countries seeking to reshape the world order. Far more significant, however, was Kim’s m
Sept. 5, 2025 -
From IWC to Dior, North Korea’s Kim family luxury obsession surfaces again in China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his sister, Kim Yo-jong, were photographed sporting luxury brands during their trip to China earlier this week for events marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, according to news reports on Thursday. The displays of wealth come despite United Nations sanctions that have prohibited the import of luxury goods into North Korea since 2006, following the country’s first nuclear test. Reports say the regime has circumvented the restrictions
Sept. 5, 2025 -
Putin sends congratulatory message ahead of N. Korea's founding anniversary: KCNA
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of the North's founding anniversary next week, reaffirming his commitment to bilateral relations, the North's state media reported Friday. Putin sent the message the previous day, the Korean Central News Agency said, one day after Kim and the Russian leader held a summit in Beijing on the sidelines of a Chinese military parade to discuss bilateral ties. It marked the North's 77th anniversa
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Xi and Putin's hot mic moment: How long will science extend the human life span?
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia President Vladimir Putin chatted about how advances in science could prolong the human life span in a rare hot mic moment in the Chinese capital. The brief exchange was captured on a live news video feed of Xi and Putin as they walked on a red carpet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the head of a large cluster of high-level guests. The group was going toward the viewing platform for a major Chinese military parade on Wednesday. Xi spoke
Sept. 4, 2025 -
Kim holds talks with China's Xi in Beijing: state media
BEIJING/SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing, Chinese state news outlets reported Thursday, marking their first bilateral meeting in more than six years. Kim and Xi held talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, according to multiple Chinese state media outlets. The outcome of the discussion was not immediately disclosed. Earlier in the day, China's foreign ministry spokesman, Guo Jiakun, said Kim and Xi will hold a summit to dis
Sept. 4, 2025 -
What we know about Kim Ju-ae’s staged rise
For nearly three years, North Korea has been scripting the staged rise of Kim Jong-un’s adolescent daughter — believed to be named Kim Ju-ae — through a blend of honorifics, wardrobe choices, positioning in photographs and an expanding range of public activities covered in the tightly controlled state media. Ju-ae debuted in November 2022 as “the beloved daughter,” a shy figure in a white padded jacket clutching her father’s hand beside the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile, serving
Sept. 4, 2025 -
Kim joins lavish reception alongside Putin, Xi after military parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un strode into a lavish reception in Beijing with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping, hours after standing shoulder to shoulder with them at a military parade Wednesday, TV footage showed. Kim was seen entering the banquet hall in the front row to Xi's left, just like he had stood side by side with Xi and Putin at Tiananmen Square viewing gallery during the muscle-flexing parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Kim's position sugge
Sept. 4, 2025 -
Kim, Putin discuss 'long-term' plan for bilateral cooperation: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed "long-term" plans for cooperation between the two nations during their talks in Beijing on the sidelines of China's military parade, state media reported Thursday. The summit took place hours after Kim and Putin attended China's large-scale military parade the previous day, together with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Kim and Putin "discussed in detail the long-term plans for cooperation between the two countries
Sept. 4, 2025 -
Kim joins Xi, Putin, reviving Cold War links for strategic gains
In a spectacle unseen since the Cold War, the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea stood shoulder to shoulder on Tiananmen’s rostrum in Beijing on Wednesday, watching a parade that showcased China’s strategic weapons, including missiles capable of striking the United States. For North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the spectacle was far more than a symbolic debut on the multilateral stage. Kim’s presence, observers noted, reflects North Korea’s recalibrated grand strategy to elevate Pyongyang’s
Sept. 3, 2025 -
Kim Ju-ae’s debut in Beijing signals status as heir
Kim Ju-ae, the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made her international debut in Beijing on Tuesday, in what observers see as the clearest acknowledgement of her as the likely fourth-generation hereditary successor. Ju-ae stood directly behind her father as he was greeted by senior Chinese officials upon arriving at Beijing Railway Station — a carefully choreographed display widely seen as a deliberate signal to the international community of her emerging role. When North Korea’s stat
Sept. 3, 2025 -
N. Korea's Kim joins Putin, Xi for military parade, marking 1st such meeting in 66 years
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un joined Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping, among other leaders, at a military parade in Beijing Wednesday, marking the first such meeting among leaders of Pyongyang, Moscow and Beijing in 66 years. The spectacle of Kim standing with Putin and Xi at the viewing gallery of Tiananmen Square displayed their defiance against the West. Wearing a black suit and a gold-colored tie, Kim slowly walked into Tiananmen Square's red-carpeted main entrance ahead of t
Sept. 3, 2025 -
N. Korea's Kim arrives at Tiananmen Square for military parade alongside Putin, Xi
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived at the venue for a military parade in Beijing, where he is set to stand shoulder to shoulder with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping in a display of trilateral cooperation against the West. Wearing a black suit and a gold tie, Kim slowly walked into Tiananmen Square's red-carpeted main entrance ahead of the event. Xi subsequently welcomed him into the square, shaking hands with him alongside other state leaders arriving at the venue, including
Sept. 3, 2025 -
Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing with daughter Ju-ae: state media
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing with his teenage daughter, Ju-ae, on Tuesday afternoon to attend China’s celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency released photos of Kim being greeted by high-ranking Chinese officials alongside Ju-ae, reporting that he arrived at Beijing Railway Station at 4 p.m. The KCNA report, however, made no mention of Ju-ae accompanying her father. Ju-ae was seen standing next
Sept. 2, 2025