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Scene in Pyongyang

People read a copy of North Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, on display at a subway station in Pyongyang on Jan. 22, 2025.

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Scene in Pyongyang

A copy of North Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, reporting Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president, is on display at a subway station in Pyongyang on Jan. 22, 2025.

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N. Korean paper reports pro wrestling event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Aug. 31, 2014 edition of the Rodong Shinmun, official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea in North Korea, reports about a pro wrestling event held the previous day in Pyongyang. The paper was posted at a subway station in Pyongyang.

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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's missile launch

NEW YORK, United States - Oh Joon, South Korean ambassador to the United Nations, answers a reporter's question at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 27, 2014, after the U.N. Security Council discussed launches of two Rodong medium-range ballistic missiles by North Korea the previous day. The council condemned North Korea's missile launches in a statement.

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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's missile launch

NEW YORK, United States - Sylvie Lucas, Luxembourg's ambassador to the United Nations, speaks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 27, 2014, after the U.N. Security Council discussed launches of two Rodong medium-range ballistic missiles by North Korea the previous day. Lucas, the council president, issued a statement condemning North Korea's missile launches.

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N. Korea launches mid-range ballistic missiles

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Rodong medium-range ballistic missiles in a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in July 2013. North Korea launched two Rodong missiles on March 26, 2014, from north of Pyongyang, the South Korean military's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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N. Korea launches mid-range ballistic missiles

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative group incinerate the North Korean flag in Seoul on March 26, 2014, after North Korea launched two Rodong medium-range ballistic missiles earlier that day.

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N. Korea launches mid-range ballistic missiles

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows Rodong medium-range ballistic missiles in a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in July 2013. North Korea launched two Rodong missiles on March 26, 2014, from north of Pyongyang, the South Korean military's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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N. Korea marks 60th anniv. of Korean War truce

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Rodong middle-range ballistic missiles in a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang, on July 27, 2013, the 60th anniversary of the signing of a truce in the Korean War.

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N. Koreas says Kim Jong Un ordered launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Dec. 14, 2012, edition of the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, carries a photo on its front page of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (top) ordering the launch of a "satellite" on Dec. 12 as well as a photo of his handwriting that says the party leadership "approves a satellite launch."

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N. Korean general's sacking linked to standing position

SEOUL, South Korea - The front page of The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, dated July 8, 2012, shows Ri Yong Ho (3rd from R, front row), then chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, standing along the white line on the floor at the same forefront position as the country's leader Kim Jong Un next to him. A South Korean source well versed in North Korean situations says the photo could have been the reason or could have been used as the reason for his sudden removal from all his posts in the party later in July.

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Kim Jong Un visit

BEIJING, China - This photo printed in the Dec. 22, 2010 edition of the Rodong Sinmun shows a sign at a factory in North Korea's Chagang Province indicating the country's leader-in-waiting visited there together with Kim Jong Il. The sign reads, ''A production facility visited by the venerable comrade Kim Jong Un on May 9, 2009.''

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N. Korean media reports leader's visits to military units

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, carries in its Nov. 5 edition a picture of the country's leader, Kim Jong Il (C in front line), taken with military personnel. The newspaper said Kim inspected two military units. The visit marked his second reported public appearance in less than a week even as speculation of his ill health lingers outside the country.

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Koizumi-Kim joint declaration gets prominent coverage+

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The daily Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, gives prominent coverage Sept. 18 to the joint declaration signed between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. But the daily mentions nothing about North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens. (Pool photo)

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N. Korea's launch of Hwasong-17 ICBM

North Korean citizens read the Rodong Sinmun, the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's newspaper, in Pyongyang on March 25, 2022. The newspaper reported on the previous day's launch by North Korea of a new "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile.

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N. Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles: S. Korea

This file photo taken in July 2013 shows a Scud-type missile featured in a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. Following North Korea's launch of three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on July 19, 2016, the U.S. Strategic Command issued a statement saying it was believed two of the missiles were short-range Scuds and the third was a medium-range Rodong missile. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles: S. Korea

This file photo taken in July 2013 shows a Rodong-type missile featured in a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. Following North Korea's launch of three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on July 19, 2016, the U.S. Strategic Command issued a statement saying it was believed two of the missiles were short-range Scuds and the third was a medium-range Rodong missile. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Congress of North Korea's ruling party

A man reads the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea's ruling party, on May 8, 2016 in Pyongyang. The newspaper reported the party's congress. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Congress of North Korea's ruling party

Photo shows the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea's ruling party, dated May 8, 2016, reporting the party's congress. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

Photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, in Pyongyang shows the office of Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Koreans relieved over end of military standoff with south

Two men read the Rodong Sinmun newspaper at a subway station in Pyongyang on Aug. 25, 2015, the day North and South Korea agreed on steps to ease tensions and averted military confrontation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Night scene of Pyongyang

File photo taken Dec. 12, 2013, shows a night scene of the Pyongyang head offices of the Rodong Shinmum, official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean media reports leader's visits to military units

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, carries in its Nov. 5 edition a picture of the country's leader, Kim Jong Il (C in front line), taken with military personnel. The newspaper said Kim inspected two military units. The visit marked his second reported public appearance in less than a week even as speculation of his ill health lingers outside the country. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean paper reports pro wrestling event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Aug. 31, 2014 edition of the Rodong Shinmun, official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea in North Korea, reports about a pro wrestling event held the previous day in Pyongyang. The paper was posted at a subway station in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Kim Jong Un visit

BEIJING, China - This photo printed in the Dec. 22, 2010 edition of the Rodong Sinmun shows a sign at a factory in North Korea's Chagang Province indicating the country's leader-in-waiting visited there together with Kim Jong Il. The sign reads, ''A production facility visited by the venerable comrade Kim Jong Un on May 9, 2009.'' (Kyodo)

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Flood warning in North Korea

Officials of North Korea's weather agency at work in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Flood warning in North Korea

Officials of North Korea's weather agency at work in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Flood warning in North Korea

A car makes a big splash as heavy rain falls in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Flood warning in North Korea

People walk in the rain in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Flood warning in North Korea

A person rides a bicycle in the rain in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Inter-Korean tensions

People read a Rodong Sinmun newspaper article in Pyongyang on June 17, 2020, that reported the previous day's demolition of a joint liaison office by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's newspaper criticizes bill distributing

People read a Rodong Sinmun newspaper article in Pyongyang on June 6, 2020, that accuses the South Korean government of giving tacit approval to flyer distribution by North Korean defectors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's newspaper criticizes bill distributing

People read a Rodong Sinmun newspaper article in Pyongyang on June 6, 2020, that accuses the South Korean government of giving tacit approval to flyer distribution by North Korean defectors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans celebrate 20th anniv. of Kim Jong Il

This photo printed in the Oct. 8, 2017 edition of the Rodong Sinmun shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking at a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (Photo courtesy of Korea Media)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Koreans read newspaper report on missile launch

A citizen of Pyongyang looks at the Rodong Sinmun newspaper on May 15, 2017. The leading newspaper of North Korea reported that the country successfully tested a new type of ballistic missile the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Koreans read newspaper report on missile launch

Citizens of Pyongyang look at the Rodong Sinmun newspaper on May 15, 2017. The leading newspaper of North Korea reported that the country successfully tested a new type of ballistic missile the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea launches missile that falls in Japan's EEZ

File photo taken in July 2013 during a military parade in Pyongyang shows a medium-range missile Rodong. It was reported on Aug. 3, 2016, that North Korea launched a ballistic missile, believed to be Rodong, into the Sea of Japan that fell in waters within Japan's exclusive economic zone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koizumi-Kim joint declaration gets prominent coverage+

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The daily Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, gives prominent coverage Sept. 18 to the joint declaration signed between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. But the daily mentions nothing about North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Kim Jong Il meets South Korean t

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (center) poses with Chung Ju Yung (2nd from left), founder and honorary chairman of the South Korea's Hyundai Business Group, and his family during a meeting in Pyongyang on Oct. 30. The picture was published on the front page of Rodong Sinmun, the official organ of North Korea's ruling Workers Party, on Oct. 31.