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All posts tagged "Kim Jong-un"

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  N. Korean vice premier executed in shooting: sources

  North Korea’s Vice Premier Choe Yong-gon is the latest official to be executed under Kim Jong-un’s rule of the communist country. The reason behind the violent purge can be traced back to May when Choe dissented against...

  • Posted August 12, 2015
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  Ex-S. Korea 1st lady returns from North without meeting Kim Jong-un

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The 92-year-old widow of former South Korean President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung returned to Seoul on Saturday after a four-day visit to North Korea that ended without a meeting...

  • Posted August 10, 2015
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  Kim Jong-un inspects ‘war preparations’ against US, S. Korea

  SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a high-profile Air Force combat contest, describing it as part of “war preparations” against the United States and South Korea, Pyongyang’s state media said Thursday....

  • Posted July 30, 2015
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  N. Korea reports 99.97% voter turnout, Kim Jong-un casts ballot

  SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has cast a ballot in the elections to select deputies to local assemblies, which was held for the first time in four years, the North’s media said...

  • Posted July 20, 2015
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  Kim Jong-un to grant large-scale pardon to prisoners, hopes to relieve public fear

  By Yi Whan-woo North Korea will grant special pardons next month in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule and the foundation of the Workers’ Party (WP), Pyongyang’s state-controlled media reported Tuesday....

  • Posted July 14, 2015
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  North Korean leader has so far executed 70 officials: Seoul

  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is executing officials at an unprecedented pace with the tally hovering around 70 according to South Korean officials. Kim came into power in 2011 when his father passed away and has since...

  • Posted July 9, 2015
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  Kim Jong-un’s reign of terror fazes N. Korean workers abroad: FM Yun

  SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) — North Koreans staying abroad are increasingly swayed by leader Kim Jong-un’s reign of terror in their homeland and some of them actually seek asylum, South Korea’s top diplomat said Thursday. Three and...

  • Posted July 9, 2015
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