Kim Jong Un

Supreme Leader of the DPRK, dictator, son of the previous leader of North Korea Kim Jong Il

Kim Jong Un was born on January 8, 1984, in North Korea. He was educated in Switzerland and at the Kim Il Sung Military University in Pyongyang. After his father's death in 2011, he became the Supreme Leader of North Korea. He currently holds the positions of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of State Affairs.

2014

Implementation of the "Our-style economic management system" began to expand market activities

2018

Made a historic border crossing into South Korea for an inter-Korean summit

2018

Signed the Panmunjom Declaration with South Korea, calling for peace and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

2018

Announced an immediate suspension of nuclear and missile tests and the closure of a nuclear test site

2018

Held an unprecedented summit with the US President in Singapore

2018

Participated in the third inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang

2019

Held a second summit with the US President in Hanoi

2023

North Korea's economy showed the fastest GDP growth in seven years at 3.1%

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"Novatek sets up new representative office in China to sell LNG under sanctions - Reuters

Russian natural gas producer Novatek is setting up a new marketing team in China to sell gas from its Arctic LNG-2 project and circumvent US sanctions.

Economy • February 7, 06:30 AM • 42272 views

DPRK launches several cruise missiles from its west coast

North Korea launched several cruise missiles off its west coast on Friday, the fourth such launch in the past week, according to the South Korean military.

News of the World • February 2, 05:02 AM • 120693 views

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the shipyard

Kim Jong-un toured the shipyard and emphasized the importance of strengthening the navy to prepare for war after North Korea tested new submarine-launched cruise missiles.

News of the World • February 2, 02:55 AM • 37184 views

North Korea launches "Hwasal-2" strategic cruise missile to test "rapid counterattack readiness"

North Korea has confirmed that it has successfully tested a Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missile off its west coast to improve its strategic attack skills and test its rapid response capabilities.

News of the World • January 31, 07:33 AM • 21056 views

DPRK successfully tests cruise missiles during launch from a submarine

North Korea has successfully tested cruise missiles by launching them from a submarine. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed satisfaction with the successful outcome of the test.

News of the World • January 29, 03:56 AM • 31375 views