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CALCIO - FIFA Mondiali - U17 Women - Semifinal - Brazil vs North Korea

#9 Ri R. Kyong Im (Midfielder) of Korea DPR U-17 during FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025 Semifinal match between Brazil and Korea DPR in Rabat, Morocco, on November 5, 2025, at the Olympic Stadium

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CHINA-NORTHEAST REGION-EXPATS (CN)

(231227) -- CHANGCHUN, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Woo Kyong-Jei, a South Korean barista, plays the guitar at a cafe in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2023. In recent years, the northeast region has actively implemented the innovation-driven development strategy. Many foreign friends have sensed opportunities and decided to settle down here to pursue their dreams. Living in the region, they have witnessed the rapid economic and social development and meanwhile contributed their own efforts to the full revitalization of northeast China. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-NORTHEAST REGION-EXPATS (CN)

(231227) -- CHANGCHUN, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Woo Kyong-Jei, a South Korean barista, roasts coffee beans at a cafe in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2023. In recent years, the northeast region has actively implemented the innovation-driven development strategy. Many foreign friends have sensed opportunities and decided to settle down here to pursue their dreams. Living in the region, they have witnessed the rapid economic and social development and meanwhile contributed their own efforts to the full revitalization of northeast China. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-NORTHEAST REGION-EXPATS (CN)

(231227) -- CHANGCHUN, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Woo Kyong-Jei, a South Korean barista, shows coffee making for an apprentice at a cafe in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2023. In recent years, the northeast region has actively implemented the innovation-driven development strategy. Many foreign friends have sensed opportunities and decided to settle down here to pursue their dreams. Living in the region, they have witnessed the rapid economic and social development and meanwhile contributed their own efforts to the full revitalization of northeast China. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-NORTHEAST REGION-EXPATS (CN)

(231227) -- CHANGCHUN, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Woo Kyong-Jei, a South Korean barista, makes coffee at a cafe in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 27, 2023. In recent years, the northeast region has actively implemented the innovation-driven development strategy. Many foreign friends have sensed opportunities and decided to settle down here to pursue their dreams. Living in the region, they have witnessed the rapid economic and social development and meanwhile contributed their own efforts to the full revitalization of northeast China. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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(SP)CHINA-XIAMEN-FOOTBALL-OLYMPIC ASIAN QUALIFYINGS-DPRK VS THAILAND (CN)

(231101) -- XIAMEN, Nov. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kim Kyong Yong (C) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) competes during the group B round 2 match between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Thailand of the AFC Women's Olympic Asian Qualifying in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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Asian Games: Football

Kim Kyong Sok (5) of North Korea confronts a match referee after the Asian Games quarterfinal football match against Japan at Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 1, 2023.

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Asian Games: Football

Kim Kyong Sok (5) of North Korea confronts a match referee after the Asian Games quarterfinal football match against Japan at Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 1, 2023.

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Kim Kyong Hui

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kim Kyong Hui (C), the younger sister of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in a cemetery in Pyongyang for soldiers who died during the Korean War, in July 2013. Her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure, was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Kim Kyong Hui

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, the younger sister of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, attending a gathering in Pyongyang in December 2012 to mourn for the death of her brother. Her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure, was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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N. Korean leader's aunt Kim Kyong Hui deleted from video footage

TOKYO, Japan - Past video images of Kim Kyong Hui, aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife of recently executed Jang Song Taek, have apparently been deleted since February 2014. She is seen in this file photo take in December 2012.

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N. Korean leader's aunt in critical condition: Yonhap

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Kyong Hui (seen in an undated file photo), the wife of executed senior North Korean official Jang Song Thaek and aunt of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, is in a critical condition with a rare disease, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Jan. 8, 2014. The agency quoted a South Korean government source as saying Kim Kyong Hui "received medical treatment in Russia sometime between last September and October."

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Judo world championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Sol Kyong (front) of North Korea beats Marhinde Verkerk of the Netherlands to win gold in the women's 78-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Judo world championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Sol Kyong (front) of North Korea reacts after beating Marhinde Verkerk of the Netherlands to win gold in the women's 78-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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N. Korean leader visits cemetery

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) salutes during a ceremony marking the completion of a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War, in the capital Pyongyang on July 25, 2013. At left is his aunt, Kim Kyong Hui, a politburo member of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korean leader visits cemetery

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) attends a ceremony marking the completion of a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War, in the capital Pyongyang on July 25, 2013. At left is his aunt, Kim Kyong Hui, a politburo member of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Trilateral FTA talks

SEOUL, South Korea - (from L) Yu Jianhua, China's assistant commerce minister, Choi Kyong Lim, South Korea's deputy trade minister, and Koji Tsuruoka, Japan's deputy foreign minister in charge of economic affairs, join hands for photos as they gathered in Seoul on March 26, 2013, to begin their first round of negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement.

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Kim Kyong Hui, sister of late Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Undated file photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, sister of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a top official of the Workers Party of Korea. She and her husband Jang Song Thaek, a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, are expected to play a crucial role in guiding Kim Jong Un, Jong Il's son and anointed heir, through the leadership transition.

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N. Korean leader Kim's sister

TOKYO, Japan - This blowup of an undated group photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's sister and a department director of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Kyong Hui has been elected to the Political Bureau.

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Chimura's children greeted by Nakayama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet Secretariat special adviser Kyoko Nakayama (L) greets the second son, O Kyong Ho, 16, and daughter, O Kyong Ae, 22, of former Japanese abductee Yasushi Chimura at a Tokyo hotel on May 22. The children arrived in Tokyo from Pyongyang to be reunited with their parents. (Pool photo)

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(1)Tamura wins 5th straight at world judo c'ships

MUNICH, Germany - Ryoko Tamura (L) edges North Korean challenger Ri Kyong Ok by the narrowest of margins -- a 2-1 referees' decision -- to win an unprecedented fifth straight title at the world judo championships on July 29. With some 200 Japanese supporters cheering from the stands, Tamura had enough strength in her shaky right knee to hoist Ri off the mat with an attempted uchimata throw at Munich's Olympic Hall -- which was just enough to convince the judges she deserved to win.

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Konegawa wins gold in 60-kg category

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Minoru Konegawa (lower) throws South Korea's Olympic silver medalist Jung Bu Kyong with an ''osotogaeshi'' for ippon to capture the gold medal in the men's 60-kg judo finals at the East Asian Games in Osaka on May 27.

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N. Korea eyes one of largest delegations to Beijing Olympics

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Kyong Il, sports technique director at North Korea's Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 29. Ri said his country is expected to send a delegation of over 60 athletes to the Summer Games in Beijing. (Kyodo)

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(1)Chung Mong Hun

SEOUL, South Korea - Chung Mong Hun (R), chairman of Hyundai Asan Co., and Song Ho Kyong, vice chairman of North Korea's Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, toast at a banquet in Seoul. The photo was taken Dec. 25, 1999. (Kyodo)

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5 children of former Japanese abductees come to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Five sons and daughters of former Japanese abductees arrived in Tokyo from North Korea on May 22 to be reunited with their parents. (Top, from L to R) Yasushi and Fukie Chimura's daughter O Kyong Ae, 22, elder son O Kyong Sok, 20, and second son O Kyong Ho, 16, and (below, from L to R) Kaoru and Yukiko Hasuike's daughter Pak Yong Hwa, 22, and son Pak Ki Hyok, 19. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Chimura's children greeted by Nakayama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Cabinet Secretariat special adviser Kyoko Nakayama (L) greets the second son, O Kyong Ho, 16, and daughter, O Kyong Ae, 22, of former Japanese abductee Yasushi Chimura at a Tokyo hotel on May 22. The children arrived in Tokyo from Pyongyang to be reunited with their parents. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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N. Korean leader Kim's sister

TOKYO, Japan - This blowup of an undated group photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's sister and a department director of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Kyong Hui has been elected to the Political Bureau. (Kyodo)

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Kim Kyong Hui, sister of late Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Undated file photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, sister of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a top official of the Workers Party of Korea. She and her husband Jang Song Thaek, a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, are expected to play a crucial role in guiding Kim Jong Un, Jong Il's son and anointed heir, through the leadership transition. (Kyodo)

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(1)Tamura wins 5th straight at world judo c'ships

MUNICH, Germany - Ryoko Tamura (L) edges North Korean challenger Ri Kyong Ok by the narrowest of margins -- a 2-1 referees' decision -- to win an unprecedented fifth straight title at the world judo championships on July 29. With some 200 Japanese supporters cheering from the stands, Tamura had enough strength in her shaky right knee to hoist Ri off the mat with an attempted uchimata throw at Munich's Olympic Hall -- which was just enough to convince the judges she deserved to win.

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Russian deputy defense minister in N. Korea

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin (R) is greeted at Pyongyang international airport by Yon Kyong Chol (L), a major general in the Korean People's Army, on July 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian deputy defense minister in N. Korea

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin (R) shakes hands with Yon Kyong Chol, a major general in the Korean People's Army, at Pyongyang international airport on July 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N.-N. Korea talks

North Korean Land and Environment Protection Minister Kim Kyong Jun (2nd from R) and Erik Solheim (far L), executive director of the U.N. Environment Programme, hold talks in Pyongyang on Aug. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N.-N. Korea talks

North Korean Land and Environment Protection Minister Kim Kyong Jun (R) and Erik Solheim, executive director of the U.N. Environment Programme, shake hands in Pyongyang on Aug. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Higuchi advances to 2nd round

Japan's Rei Higuchi (L) wrestles Yang Kyong Il of North Korea during a men's freestyle 57-kilogram first-round match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 19, 2016. Higuchi won. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Konegawa wins gold in 60-kg category

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Minoru Konegawa (lower) throws South Korea's Olympic silver medalist Jung Bu Kyong with an ''osotogaeshi'' for ippon to capture the gold medal in the men's 60-kg judo finals at the East Asian Games in Osaka on May 27.