Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Kim Jong-un skips late state founder's birthday for third year running

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared to have skipped the 113th birthday of late state founder Kim Il Sung, known in the North as “the Day of the Sun," marking it the third year for the North Korean leader to miss the event.

2025-04-16

Chinese boat collides with Coast Guard after pursuit by North Korean patrol vessel

The incursion of a North Korean sea patrol that crossed the inter-Korean maritime border in the Yellow Sea on Saturday in pursuit of a Chinese fishing vessel led to a minor collision between a South Korean Coast Guard patrol and the Chinese boat.

2023-04-16

North spends quiet, festivity-filled day remembering its founder

North Korea marked founder Kim Il Sung’s birthday anniversary Thursday with more festivities than the previous year, and with no signs of unusual activities so far, according to the South Korean military.

2021-04-15

World watches North as Day of the Sun approaches, U.S. Congress holds hearing

In what could be a pivotal week on the Korean Peninsula, there is interest whether North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un would opt for any provocation as the country marks the birthday of Kim Il Sung Thursday and Washington finalizes its Pyongyang review.

2021-04-13