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North Korea is a secretive and diplomatically isolated country in East Asia. Its weak healthcare system and impoverished population led to concerns over the country's vulnerability to an outbreak, though its cold chain vaccination program had proven capable in prior pandemics. [5] With a totalitarian political system, little information on the pandemic's impacts on North Korea has been ...
Kim Jong Un [c] [d] ( English: / ˌkɪmdʒɒŋˈʊn, - ˈuːn /; [2] Korean: 김정은; born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [e] is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. [f] He is the third son of Kim Jong Il, who was the second supreme leader of North Korea, and a grandson of Kim Il Sung ...
After Kim Il Sung died in 1994, the presidency and hence the position of head of state was left vacant. While the late leader was titled the Eternal President of North Korea, the actual office of the President was written out of the constitution in 1998 making the head of state undefined again. His son and successor, Kim Jong Il, kept official titles given to him by the late president and ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory over COVID-19 and his sister indicated that he too caught the virus, while vowing "deadly retaliation" against South Korea ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said unstable geopolitical situations surrounding his country mean now is the time to be more prepared for war than ever, as he inspected the country's main ...
Kim Jong Un, the current Supreme Leader of North Korea, holds many titles and offices. Currently, he holds the highest titles in the party, state and army, being General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's ...
Health in North Korea. North Korea has a life expectancy of 74 years as of 2022. [1] While North Korea is classified as a low-income country, the structure of North Korea's causes of death (2013) is unlike that of other low-income countries. [2] Rather, causes of death are closer to the worldwide averages, with non-communicable diseases ...
The President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea [1] ( Korean : 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원장 ), alternatively styled "President of State Affairs" in official translations, is the supreme leader and head of state of North Korea. [2] The president chairs the State Affairs Commission (SAC), which is the highest leadership institution ...