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In 2012, a machine gun was discovered beneath a juniper tree in Ryugyeongwon, located near a route that Kim was going to travel. It was assumed this was part of an assassination attempt. [139] Trianni, Francesca (27 January 2014). "Did Kim Jong Un Really Execute His Uncle's Extended Family?". Time. 1:04–1:10 in embedded video. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016 . Retrieved 28 May 2016.
The satellite appears to be a polygonal cylinder, covered in gold insulating foil and fitted with solar panels. The photographs have been partly blurred. Kim was pictured a month earlier at the “National Aerospace Development Administration” (Nada) in front of a screen showing something similar in shape, also blurred. Powell, Bill (22 December 2011). "The Generals Who Will Really Rule North Korea". Time. New York. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. To keep the tree of manageable size, it omits five out of the eight known children of Kim Il Sung. Other children not shown in the tree include: Kim Man-il, Kim Kyong-jin, Kim Yong-il, Kim Hyŏn-nam, and Kim Yŏng-il
Titus Plattner (21 April 2012). "Kim Jong-un est resté neuf ans en Suisse". Le Matin (in French). Archived from the original on 23 August 2013 . Retrieved 24 April 2012. During 2020, Kim claimed success in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea, after putting the country in isolation and limiting public gatherings. [209] Bandow, Doug (25 July 2021). "What If Kim Jong-un Isn't Really in Charge of North Korea?". National Interest. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Clarifies Plan to Form Area of Riverside Terraced Houses around Pothong Gate". KCNA. 2021. North Korean media described the economy as a "flexible collectivist system" where enterprises were applying "active and evolutionary actions" to achieve economic development. These reports reflect Kim's general economic policy of reforming management, increasing the autonomy and incentives for economic actors. This set of reforms known as the "May 30th measures" reaffirms both socialist ownership and "objective economic laws in guidance and management" to improve living standards. Other objectives of the measures are to increase the availability of domestically manufactured goods on markets, introduction of defence innovations into the civilian sector and boost international trade. [115]
North Korea election: Surprise as leader Kim Jong-un 'not on ballot' ". BBC News. 12 March 2019 . Retrieved 14 September 2023. In a 2013 poll, 61.7% of North Korean defectors in South Korea said that Kim Jong Un was probably supported by most of his countrymen, an increase from the 55.7% approval rating for his father in a similar survey done two years earlier. [237] Kim Jong-un 'Loves Nukes, Computer Games and Johnny Walker' ". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016 . Retrieved 30 November 2019. North Korea’s Foreign Languages Publishing House, which specializes in publications for the outside world, published the calendar, suggesting that the regime wants to promote some of its landmark buildings to a foreign audience. a b "How Did Kim Jong Un Become North Korea's Leader? 20 Little Known Facts About World's Youngest Leader". International Business Times. 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019 . Retrieved 23 September 2019.Kim is sometimes accompanied by his younger sister Kim Yo Jong, [9] who is said to be instrumental in creating his public image and organising public events for him. [269] According to Kim Yong-hyun, a professor of North Korean studies at Dongguk University in Seoul, and others, the promotion of Yo Jong and others is a sign that "the Kim Jong Un regime has ended its co-existence with the remnants of the previous Kim Jong Il regime by carrying out a generational replacement in the party's key elite posts". [270] The calendar, published by the Foreign Languages Publishing House and recently obtained by Daily NK, published photos of gifts received by Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il or Kim Jong Un for every month of the year. Lewis, Leo; Reid, Tim (17 June 2009). "Kim Jong Il's son 'made secret visit to China' ". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 . Retrieved 30 November 2019. Official North Korean biographies of Kim Jong Un list his birth year as 1982. The Korean calendar is based upon the Chinese zodiac which is believed to characterize one's personality. The year 1982 (Year of the Dog), in addition to being 70 years since Kim Il Sung's birth, may be viewed as a better year than others, thus creating a motive to lie about a birth year. North Korea itself said just last month that it had rehearsed how it might occupy South Korean territory in the event of a war. Those statements came after North Korea’s military said it fired two tactical ballistic missiles from Pyongyang to practice “scorched earth strikes” at major South Korean command centers and operational airfields.
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