The leaders of China and North Korea are reaffirming their alliance following contentious talks between top diplomats and economic problems in the North that left it ever-more dependent on the Chinese
Kim also called for intensified education and control to ensure that the commanding officers of the "new generation have the proper political consciousness and moral point of view"
Some analysts say the current challenges may set up conditions for an economic perfect storm in the North that destabilizes markets and triggers public panic and unrest
In the report, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that leader Kim Jong-un attended the second plenary meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) on Monday
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North Korea has once again demonstrated a submarine-launched ballistic missile during a military parade that commemorated the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country's nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting where he earlier laid out plans to work toward salvaging the broken economy
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Seven council members - Germany, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, UK and United States - joined by Japan said in the statement that North Korea was putting nuclear power over people
North Korea has not confirmed any coronavirus infections, South Korea has said an outbreak there cannot be ruled out.
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North Korea called the UN's nuclear watchdog a marionette dancing to the tune of hostile Western countries, rejecting its information about the country's nuclear programme as grossly distorted
South Korean troops were engaged in an operation near the heavily fortified border with North Korea after detecting "unidentified personnel" there, the South's military said
Jinping further claimed that the relations between China and North Korea have reached a "new historic page" following his meetings with Kim in recent years
He further said that it was "a great victory achieved by the people of North Korea themselves," Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said
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North Korea leader Kim Jong-un wished US President Donald Trump quick recovery from COVID-19 after he was admitted to Walter Reed hospital in Washington
Officials in Seoul have said the 47-year-old was likely attempting to defect before North Korean troops aboard a boat fatally shot him and burned his body