Alastair Gale was Asia security correspondent and Japan editor for The Wall Street Journal, based in Tokyo. He covered ...

Five years have passed since the world was shocked by the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Nam died after a highly toxic VX ...

In his photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a training base of the Korean People's Army at an undisclosed place in North Korea, April 4, 2025.

Kim Jong Nam died last week after reportedly being poisoned at a Kuala Lumpur airport. Security footage obtained by Japanese TV appeared to show a careful and deliberate attack in which a woman comes ...

while Kim Han Sol is the son of Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Un’s older brother, who was assassinated in 2017. Kim Pyong Il spent 40 years abroad and returned to North Korea in late 2019. He has since ...

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for the launch of a "new multipurpose destroyer", state media KCNA reported on Saturday. The 5,000-tonne warship ...

Kim Jong Un's sister warned Donald Trump that North Korea has no plans to abandon its nuclear weapons development. North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister and possible heir ...

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled a new naval destroyer, claiming it as a significant advancement toward his goal of expanding the operational range and ...