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North Korean staff wipe away traces of Kim Jong-un
Kim's minders clean a room in the Chinese capital where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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He’s still alive – seemingly with 400kg of uranium. What will Iran’s supreme leader do next?
Having survived Israel’s 12-day bombardment, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could now go directly to North Korea in a race to build a bomb.
- Roland Oliphant
- 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
‘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.
- Kim Tong-hyung
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
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?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- Anthony Galloway