Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un leaves South Korean leader’s peace legacy in ruins

When North and South Korea opened their first liaison office, President Moon Jae-in declared a “new era has dawned.” This week, Kim Jong Un showed him how little had changed when he reduced the US$15 million building to rubble.

Food & Beverage

Kim Jong Un may be hiding a hog apocalypse from the world

(Oct 13): By official accounts, the pig contagion wreaking havoc across Eastern Asia has virtually skipped over North Korea, with a single outbreak reported there in May. But wayward feral pigs have stoked concern that Kim Jong Un’s reclusive state is h

Trump, Kim likely to choose Hanoi for second summit, report says

SINGAPORE (Jan 7):US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could meet in Vietnam’s capital for their second summit on Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, the South Korean newspaper Munhwa Ilbo said.

Singapore hotels emerge winners from Trump-Kim summit

SINGAPORE (July 23): The June meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has proven an unequivocal success -- for Singapore’s hoteliers that is.

Here's what Trump and Kim signed today in Singapore

SINGAPORE (June 6): Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un signed a document Tuesday asserting that the US president would provide unspecified “security guarantees” to Kim in exchange for the North Korean leader’s “unwavering commitment to complete denuclea

Trump tells Kim a 'terrific relationship' beckons as summit begins

SINGAPORE (June 12): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump shook hands and smiled cautiously as they met at their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, in which the two men will look for ways to end a nuclear standoff on the Kor

Commentary

Trump and Kim can learn a thing or two from Singapore

(June 12): US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are spending such a short amount of time in Singapore this week. Maybe they should stick around longer to see what makes its economy tick. Singapore is an especially wealthy nation,

North Korea's Kim enjoys Singapore sites on eve of historic summit with Trump

SINGAPORE (June 11): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who rarely ventures outside his isolated country, visited tourist sites on Singapore's waterfront on Monday, hours before a historic summit with US President Donald Trump.

Trump lands in Singapore to see if gamble on Kim can pay off

(June 10): President Donald Trump is about to see whether his bet on North Korea will pay off: that Kim Jong Un’s desire to end his country’s economic strangulation and pariah status will prevail over the dictator’s fear of relinquishing his nuclear

Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un arrive in Singapore ahead of historic summit

(June 10): President Donald Trump is about to see whether his bet on North Korea will pay off: that Kim Jong Un’s desire to end his country’s economic strangulation and pariah status will prevail over the dictator’s fear of relinquishing his nuclear
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