China has long been North Korea's economic lifeline and main diplomatic backer. This year marks 65 years since the two countries signed a mutual defense treaty.
Photos released by KCNA showed Kim inspecting what appeared to be a uranium enrichment facility. Analysts said it may be a new factory within the country’s Yongbyon complex.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the opening ceremony of the Memorial Museum honouring North Korean troops killed while fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine.
A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on April 19, 2026.