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82nd birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Feb. 16 Kyodo - People bow to statues of North Korea's founder, Kim Il Sung (L), and his son, Kim Jong Il, at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2024, marking the 82nd birthday of Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

Kim Jong Un says relations with Russia top priority: Kremlin

STORY: Kim Jong Un says relations with Russia top priority: Kremlin DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea STORYLINE: Developing relations with Moscow is the top priority for Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, said Wednesday, according to the Kremlin. "Our friendship has deep roots, and relations with the Russian Federation is the top priority for our country now," Kim said during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny spaceport in the Amur region in Russia's Far East. Kim thanked the Russian president for the invitation to Russia, adding that the visit takes place at a crucial time. Kim also expressed confidence that bilateral talks will help to "bring relations to a new level." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vladivostok,

S. Koreans stage candlelight vigil against joint military drill with U.S.

STORY: S. Koreans stage candlelight vigil against joint military drill with U.S. DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the candlelight vigil 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): HWANG NAM-SUN, Peace activist STORYLINE: A group of South Korean peace activists and ordinary people staged a candlelight vigil in central Seoul on Friday to express their stern opposition to an upcoming joint military exercise with the United States. Holding a candle in one hand, each participant shouted slogans of "Stop war exercise," and "Stop hostilities and go to peace now." Against the backdrop of placards that read "Stop South Korea-U.S.-Japan military cooperation and South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise that cause a war crisis," the peace activists called for peace on the Korean Peninsula. "It's a war crisis once again," said Jung Jong-sung, a civic activist who participated in the rally organized by the Korea Peace Appeal which is composed of hundreds of civic and rel

N. Korea's Kim calls for increase in grain production in key meeting

People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on March 3, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for increasing grain production at a key four-day ruling party meeting through Wednesday focused on agricultural development, state-run media reported, amid speculation that the country has been suffering from a chronic food shortage. At the plenary meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea, which followed the previous plenum by an unusually short interval of two months, Kim said it is "important to concentrate on increasing the per-hectare yield at all the farms," the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday. He also stressed the need to enhance the role of the provincial, city and county guidance organs and all the farms in attaining the long-term objective of agricultural development, KCNA said.

N. Korea's Kim seeks to expand key missile facility amid ICBM concern

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed his officials to expand a key missile facility to launch a variety of rockets, state-run media reported Friday, with Pyongyang believed to have tested intercontinental ballistic missiles recently. Kim inspected the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Dongchang-ri in the country's northwest, the Korean Central News Agency said, although it did not state when he visited the facility, which was previously used to test ICBM engines.

80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to offer flowers on Feb. 16, 2022, the 80th birthday of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il.

Scene in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Feb. 3 Kyodo - A photo exhibition opens in Pyongyang on Feb. 3, 2022, to mark the 80th year on Feb. 16 of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il

N. Korea hints at resuming nuclear, ICBM tests to counter U.S.

North Korea on Thursday hinted at resuming nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests, saying it may restart "activities" that it had temporarily suspended to build trust with former U.S. President Donald Trump. A key ruling party gathering held Wednesday concluded that North Korea should take "practical action to more reliably and effectively increase our physical strength" to counter the United States, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who held talks with Trump three times, presided over the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, according to KCNA. People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on Jan. 20, 2022, amid worries over the novel coronavirus.

A call for restructuring

South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (3rd from L) speaks at a meeting Dec. 7 with leaders from the country's top five business conglomerates -- Hyundai, Samsung, Daewoo, LG and SK, as well as major economic policy makers and heads of creditor banks at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul. The leaders agreed to implement restructuring programs, including the swap of Samsung's auto unit and Daewoo's electronics unit, to overcome the economic crisis. ==Kyodo

Ex-NBA Star Rodman Arrives in N. Korea to "open door"

PYONGYANG, North Korea, -June 13: Former U.S. basketball superstar Dennis Rodman　on Tuesday arrived in North Korea, saying he will try to "open the door"　at a time when regional tensions remain high over Pyongyang's nuclear　and missile programs. Dennis Rodman, who is known to have close ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Rodman, wearing a baseball cap and T-shirt advertising a digital currency for legalized marijuana, flew by North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo to Pyongyang, where he was received by Son Kwang Ho, one of the vice ministers of the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports. This is the first time since January 2014 for Rodman to be in North Korea, and the main purpose of the visit is said to be promoting sports exchanges.

Seoul folk read papers reporting on Korean leaders' meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans read newspapers in Seoul on June 14 carrying photos of the historic handshake between South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at Pyongyang's Sunan airport June 13.

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