After their father’s death, Kim Yo-Jong served as one of Kim Jong-Un’s staunchest allies during the transition period. She was responsible for managing her brother’s schedule, and the two remained close while Kim Jong-Un ruthlessly disposed of any potential obstacles to his rule....
Kim Yo Jong, a power broker in the shadow of the North Korean leadership, responded with a tantalizing statement on Feb. 15, saying that if Japan changes its stance on the issues of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and its past abductions of Japanese citizens (which we will call...
“Comrade Kim Yo Jong issued an order to party committees in each province [and party committees in the country’s special cities] on the morning of June 10,” the source told Daily NK on June 11. “The directive instructed party and judiciary officials to seek out and offer encouragement ...
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has again denied that her country has exported weapons to Russia.
Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, criticized South Korean President Moon Jae-in for comments he made while observing his country's missile tests, including its first of a submarine-launched ballistic missile. Moon said South Korea’s growing missile capabilities will serve as a “sure deterrenc...
theKorean War. In a historic meeting with Moon on February 10, Yo-Jong delivered a handwritten note from her brother that invited the South Korean president to visit him in P’yŏngyang “at the earliest date possible.” Get Unlimited Access...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called South Korea’s recent front-line live-fire drills “suicidal hysteria” as she threatened unspecified military steps Monday if further provoked. The warning by Kim Yo Jong ...
"Kim Yong Nam, Kim Yo Jong and President Moon Jae In and his wife all stood up to wave to the players of the north and the south," it said. Arirang is a Korean folk song that dates back before the peninsula was divided in 1945. ...
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Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, warned the Biden administration against “causing a stink at its first step” on Monday, hours after the White House said it had not received a response to its outreach to Pyongyang. “We take this opportunity to warn the new US adminis...