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Parody of Rosé's 'APT.' satirizing Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong goes viral online

As the duet hit song "APT." by K-pop girl group Blackpink member Rosé and U.S. pop star Bruno Mars gains popularity, a parody music video using deepfakes of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his sister went viral.

2024-11-10

North Korean leader Kim marks 12th anniversary of father's death

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has marked the 12th anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong-il by visiting a mausoleum where the father's body lies in state, the North's state media said Sunday.

2023-12-17

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

Kim Jong-un celebrates 80th of late father near Mount Paektu

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a celebratory gathering near Mount Paektu to mark the 80th birthday anniversary of his late father Kim Jong-il, according to the regime's state media Wednesday.

2022-02-16

High-ranking, highly connected envoy defected in 2019

North Korea's former acting ambassador to Kuwait has been living in South Korea since defecting in 2019, according to multiple sources on Monday.

2021-01-25

North marks anniversary of Kim Jong-il's death, but with less fanfare than past years

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to mark his father’s ninth death anniversary, state media reported.

2020-12-17

Kim Jong-un delegating control to cabinet, diplomatic source says

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is not ruling by proxy, as suggested by South Korea’s spy agency, but is governing the country through his cabinet, according to a Western diplomatic source based in Beijing.

2020-09-10