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‘Hero Kim’: Kim Jong-un launches nuclear attack submarine
The Hero Kim Kun OK was designed to launch tactical nuclear weapons from underwater and counter US naval power, the North Korean leader said.
- by Kim Tong-hyung
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Why there’s a fine line between good men and bad Dogs
In most industries, an employee being punished physically by fellow employees on the command of the employer would be outrageous. Is it different in professional sport?
- by Peter FitzSimons
After 10 years under Kim Jong-un, N Korea is in a state of purgatory
In October last year, Kim Jong-un apologised. The millennial dictator had to find a way to connect with his starving people.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
As rumours swirl about Kim's health, a look at a possible successor
North Korea has been ruled by the Kim family since it was founded after World War II. Since then succession has happened only twice.
- by Jon Herskovitz
South Korea insists Kim Jong-un is ‘alive and well’
While the dictator's absence indicates he has not been working as normally, suggestions are growing he is being isolated from the coronavirus.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Will a woman run North Korea? Kim Yo-jong outshines male rivals
North Korea's "cult-driven system" makes it essential to have a family member in charge, and Kim Jo-yong "has shown that she knows how to exercise authority".
- by Jon Herskovitz and Kanga Kong
Australian intelligence officials treating reports of Kim Jong-un's ill health seriously
Australian intelligence officials are treating reports of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un ill health seriously, with concerns about the upheaval that would be created by a change of leader in the secretive and authoritarian state.
- by Anthony Galloway
Not dead, just at the beach: reports Kim Jong-un seen at tourist resort
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been detected by US sources walking in the port city of Wonsan, days after rumours spread that he was gravely ill after surgery.
- by Sanghee Liu
Kim Jong-un's reply to Syrian dictator fails to quash health speculation
Questions about Kim's health flared after he skipped an April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim Il-sung.
- by Hyung-Jin Kim
Kim Jong-un's aunt re-emerges six years after husband executed for treason
The once influential figure in North Korea as the only sister of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has re-emerged six years after her husband was purged.
His own car at seven and a pistol at 11: Kim Jong-un's youth revealed
The dictator lived in Switzerland as a teenager, where he was known to lash out at his peers, kicking them in the shins and spitting when they spoke in German.
- by Nicola Smith
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