Kim Jong-un
North Korea raises capsized warship damaged in botched launch
It wasn’t immediately clear what condition the ship is in from lying in the water for several days after the launch failure, which Kim Jong-un labelled “a criminal act”.
- Kim Tong-hyung
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Failure to launch: Who’s to blame for Kim Jong-un’s dockside disaster?
Destined to be the pride of his revamped navy, the recent launch of North Korea’s latest warship turned into an embarrassment for Kim Jong-un and his regime.
- Choe Sang-Hun and Jiawei Wang
‘Criminal act’: Kim Jong-un demands answers after warship launch fiasco
North Korea says arrests will be made as it steps up its investigation into how the country’s most modern destroyer ended up on its side, half underwater.
- Hyunsu Yim
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump’s tariffs: Friends with few benefits and foes with plenty
The Australian government was confident about an exemption from Trump’s trade imposts but as it turned out, that privilege was reserved only for enemies.
- Peter Hartcher
North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia earn millions for the Kim regime
Captured soldiers have lifted the curtain ever so slightly on the secretive Kim regime’s decision to join Russia’s war against Ukraine.
- Lisa Visentin
Fighting alongside Russia, North Koreans wage their own war
The difficulties have ranged from finding uniforms small enough to fit North Korean soldiers, to hiccups that have led to direct clashes with Russian forces.
- Marc Santora and Helene Cooper
‘Ready to sacrifice’: Evidence of North Korean soldiers detonating before capture
North Korea’s suicide soldiers fighting Russia’s war on Ukraine pose a new challenge for Zelensky.
- Ju-min Park and John Geddie
North Korean diary reveals use of horrific tactic in Ukraine war
The diary of the dead soldier described the reckless tactic, along with expressions of love for Kim Jong-un and a “longing” to return to his homeland.
- James Kilner
- Updated
- North Korea diplomacy
‘In here you only learn about the good things’: Inside a North Korean school
At Aichi Korean Middle and High School, teachers and students are fighting to preserve their identity, while the outside world is suspicious of their ties to a hostile dictatorship.
- Lisa Visentin, Stella Perry and Christopher Jue
A North Korean voice Kim Jong-un would love to silence
Kim Seongmin was on his way to Pyongyang for certain execution when he jumped out of the window. What he did next has infuriated the North Korean leader.
- Choe Sang-Hun
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