The magazine mentioning designating a successor to current ruler Kim is seen as an unusual move in a state that never publicly discusses matters pertaining to the issue.

Kim Jong Un oversaw hypersonic missile tests as North Korea ramped up weapons displays ahead of a major political conference, state media reported.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae on Monday inspected the construction of a memorial for North Korean troops who died fighting overseas, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Under a mutual defence pact with Russia,

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent

Pyongyang was slow in issuing a relatively tempered statement, but also turned a missile launch event into a tool for deterrence signaling.

The possession of a functioning hypersonic weapon would give North Korea an ability to penetrate the US and South Korea's missile defence shields.View on euronews

North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act."

According to a Daily NK source in North Pyongan province, markets in agricultural regions like Unsan county have been receiving plenty of sandfish, pork, injogogi (artificial meat made from soybeans), and other holiday foods at the start of the new year.

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has portrayed himself and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a pair of affectionate penguins in a social media post urging the despot to meet him.Writing on social media platform X,