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Kim Yo-jong

(金與正)

Kim Yo-jong

金與正

The latest news and top stories on Kim Yo-jong, the Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department of the Workers’ Party of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea and a member of the State Affairs Commission. She has been instrumental in shaping her brother Kim Jong Un’s public image and managing his affairs. Her responsibilities include overseeing relations with the US and South Korea, and she has played a key role in high-profile diplomatic engagements, including the 2018 Winter Olympics and summits with international leaders.

Kim Yo-jong is seen holding a suspected Chinese phone in this picture taken on Saturday showing leader Kim Jong-un (right) inspecting a new hospital Kusong. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP

North Korea

Kim’s sister spotted with suspected luxury Chinese foldable phone

The device, seen at a hospital opening in North Korea, appears to be an ultra-thin ‘Magic’ foldable from Chinese tech giant Honor.

15 Dec 2025 - 1:58PM

South Korea

North Korea prepared for war after South’s drone mission to Pyongyang: report

7 Nov 2025 - 2:43PMvideocam

North Korea

North Korea threatens ‘unfavourable consequences’ over US-led drills

15 Sep 2025 - 3:05PM

China-North Korea relations

Did Kim Jong-un use China’s parade to send his own missile message?

‘In terms of [China] being a useful partner to the US and pressing North Korea to denuclearise, I think that ship has sailed’: analyst.

11 Sep 2025 - 5:20PMvideocam

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a missile research institute at undisclosed location in North Korea on September 1.Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

China-North Korea relations

China’s Xi reaffirms pledge for closer North Korea ties after Kim visit

Chinese leader vows ‘unwavering strategic policy’ with Pyongyang in message marking 77th anniversary of North Korea’s founding.

9 Sep 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

North Korea

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, sister flaunt Swiss watch, Dior bag in China

The leaders showcased high-end European brands during their trip to Beijing, ignoring Pyongyang’s anti-capitalist stance.

5 Sep 2025 - 10:09AMvideocam

China-North Korea relations

China stands firm on strategic ties with North Korea, Xi tells Kim

The Chinese president highlights commitment to ‘mutual interests’ in landmark talks.

5 Sep 2025 - 11:51AMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meet for talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: China Daily via Reuters

South Korea

Opinion | The risks of South Korea’s gambit for peace on Korean peninsula

The South Korean president must proceed on two fronts: trying to engage a hostile Pyongyang while strengthening cooperation with the US and Japan.

28 Aug 2025 - 8:05AMvideocam

North Korea

North Korea accuses South of firing warning shots near tense border

South Korea said its military fired the warning shots after soldiers from the North crossed the border.

23 Aug 2025 - 10:13AMvideocam

South Korea

‘Win without fighting’: Seoul revives inter-Korean pacts despite North’s wrath

President Lee Jae-myung’s peace feelers come as Pyongyang slams Seoul’s ‘provocation’ over an annual US-South Korean military exercise.

19 Aug 2025 - 3:41PMvideocam

South Korea

Seoul rules out unification of North Korea by ‘absorption’, pushes for peace

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said he will seek to restore a 2018 military pact with Pyongyang designed to reduce border tensions.

15 Aug 2025 - 11:42AMvideocam

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule in Seoul on Friday. Photo: AP

Korean peninsula

Opinion | South Korea’s peace push a chance for stability in Northeast Asia

South Korea dismantling loudspeaker facilities near the DMZ is a break from hostile practices and could start a process of rebuilding trust.

15 Aug 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

North Korea

North Korea denies border loudspeakers being removed

Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister insisted Pyongyang ‘never removed loudspeakers’ and has no interest in reviving long-stalled negotiations.

14 Aug 2025 - 3:26PMvideocam

North Korea

North Korea removes border loudspeakers days after South

South Korea’s new liberal President Lee halted the South’s broadcasts in a first step toward easing tensions between the rival nations.

9 Aug 2025 - 6:43PM

North Korea

Secret Japanese life of North Korea Kim Jong-un’s mother exposed in new book

A new book reveals that the leader’s maternal grandfather was a Japan-based smuggler who had to flee to North Korea to escape prosecution.

10 Jul 2025 - 9:24AM

Ko Yong-hui (centre, in pink) with her friends in Japan. Photo: Yoji Gomi

Kim Yo-jong

(金與正)

Kim’s sister spotted with suspected luxury Chinese foldable phone

The device, seen at a hospital opening in North Korea, appears to be an ultra-thin ‘Magic’ foldable from Chinese tech giant Honor.

North Korea prepared for war after South’s drone mission to Pyongyang: report

North Korea threatens ‘unfavourable consequences’ over US-led drills

Did Kim Jong-un use China’s parade to send his own missile message?

‘In terms of [China] being a useful partner to the US and pressing North Korea to denuclearise, I think that ship has sailed’: analyst.

China’s Xi reaffirms pledge for closer North Korea ties after Kim visit

Chinese leader vows ‘unwavering strategic policy’ with Pyongyang in message marking 77th anniversary of North Korea’s founding.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, sister flaunt Swiss watch, Dior bag in China

The leaders showcased high-end European brands during their trip to Beijing, ignoring Pyongyang’s anti-capitalist stance.

China stands firm on strategic ties with North Korea, Xi tells Kim

The Chinese president highlights commitment to ‘mutual interests’ in landmark talks.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | The risks of South Korea’s gambit for peace on Korean peninsula

The South Korean president must proceed on two fronts: trying to engage a hostile Pyongyang while strengthening cooperation with the US and Japan.

North Korea accuses South of firing warning shots near tense border

South Korea said its military fired the warning shots after soldiers from the North crossed the border.

‘Win without fighting’: Seoul revives inter-Korean pacts despite North’s wrath

President Lee Jae-myung’s peace feelers come as Pyongyang slams Seoul’s ‘provocation’ over an annual US-South Korean military exercise.

Seoul rules out unification of North Korea by ‘absorption’, pushes for peace

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said he will seek to restore a 2018 military pact with Pyongyang designed to reduce border tensions.

Opinion | South Korea’s peace push a chance for stability in Northeast Asia

South Korea dismantling loudspeaker facilities near the DMZ is a break from hostile practices and could start a process of rebuilding trust.

North Korea denies border loudspeakers being removed

Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister insisted Pyongyang ‘never removed loudspeakers’ and has no interest in reviving long-stalled negotiations.

North Korea removes border loudspeakers days after South

South Korea’s new liberal President Lee halted the South’s broadcasts in a first step toward easing tensions between the rival nations.

Secret Japanese life of North Korea Kim Jong-un’s mother exposed in new book

A new book reveals that the leader’s maternal grandfather was a Japan-based smuggler who had to flee to North Korea to escape prosecution.

Opinion | The risks of South Korea’s gambit for peace on Korean peninsula