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North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress is now over. Culminating on the seventh day with a Politburo meeting, final plenary session, and a military parade, the Kim Jong Un regime concluded this once-every-five-year event with relatively modest fanfare by ... [1]

Kim's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, absent from KCNA's list of top leaders Japan's Defense Ministry: Weapons landed in waters outside the country's EEZ Tourism serves as big source of foreign cash for Pyongyang The rise of a 'new DPRK' evident from P... [2]

PYONGYANG, North Korea—North Korea said it was open to talks, but not as long as the United States is “brandishing a nuclear stick,” while Washington insisted that the burden for renewed negotiations now rests with Pyongyang. [3]

BEIJING/SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearize and meet US officials, China said on Wednesday after an historic meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold its friendship with its isolated neighbor.... [4]

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea kicked off the first congress of its ruling Workers’ Party in 36 years on Friday, with Kim Jong-un expected to further consolidate his control over a country that has grown increasingly isolated over its pursuit o... [5]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle Jang Song Thaek has been executed for trying to overthrow the government, state media announced Thursday, calling the country's once second most powerful figure "a traitor" and "worse than a dog." The official ... [6]

SEOUL — North Korea has executed the powerful uncle of young leader Kim Jong Un, state media said on Friday, the biggest upheaval in years as the ruling dynasty sought to distance itself from responsibility for the isolated state’s dire living standa... [7]

SEOUL -- The return of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, Kim Pyong Il, after three decades in near exile has provided grist for the rumor mill over the fate of the 65-year-old who was once considered heir to the throne of the Hermit Kingdom. [9]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-02-28 · 85% match

6 Takeaways From North Korea’s 9th Party Congress

North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress is now over. Culminating on the seventh day with a Politburo meeting, final plenary session, and a military parade, the Kim Jong Un regime concluded this once-every-five-year event with relatively modest fanfare by

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-23 · 34% match

North Korea

Kim's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, absent from KCNA's list of top leaders Japan's Defense Ministry: Weapons landed in waters outside the country's EEZ Tourism serves as big source of foreign cash for Pyongyang The rise of a 'new DPRK' evident from P

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-04-17 · 75% match

N Korea Lashes Out Anew Over Protest in Seoul

PYONGYANG, North Korea—North Korea said it was open to talks, but not as long as the United States is “brandishing a nuclear stick,” while Washington insisted that the burden for renewed negotiations now rests with Pyongyang.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-03-28 · 75% match

China Says North Korea Pledges Denuclearization During Friendly Visit

BEIJING/SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearize and meet US officials, China said on Wednesday after an historic meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold its friendship with its isolated neighbor.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-05-06 · 75% match

North Korea Kicks Off Rare Party Congress With ‘Miraculous Results’

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea kicked off the first congress of its ruling Workers’ Party in 36 years on Friday, with Kim Jong-un expected to further consolidate his control over a country that has grown increasingly isolated over its pursuit o

[6] MM www.rfa.org · 2013-12-13 · 75% match

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's Uncle Executed: Report

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle Jang Song Thaek has been executed for trying to overthrow the government, state media announced Thursday, calling the country's once second most powerful figure "a traitor" and "worse than a dog." The official

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-12-13 · 75% match

North Korea Executes Leader’s Powerful Uncle in Rare Public Purge

SEOUL — North Korea has executed the powerful uncle of young leader Kim Jong Un, state media said on Friday, the biggest upheaval in years as the ruling dynasty sought to distance itself from responsibility for the isolated state’s dire living standa

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-05-29 · 75% match

Burma vs N.Korea—Measuring Reform

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-12-05 · 75% match

Kim Jong Un's uncle: Pensioner or soon to be purged?

SEOUL -- The return of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, Kim Pyong Il, after three decades in near exile has provided grist for the rumor mill over the fate of the 65-year-old who was once considered heir to the throne of the Hermit Kingdom.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-09-03 · 75% match

‘Moonies’ Founder Dies Aged 92

GAPYEONG, South Korea—The Rev Sun Myung Moon was a self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire. He called both North Korean leaders and American presidents his friends, but spent time in prisons in both countries.

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