SEOUL: Russia's President Vladimir Putin touted an "invincible friendship" with North Korea in a New Year letter to leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Thursday (Dec 25).In the message, received in Pyongyang last week,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a welcoming ceremony for an army engineering unit that had returned home after carrying out duties in Russia, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Saturday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended the opening ceremonies of hotels in a tourist zone of the country with his daughter Ju Ae, as he sought to highlight the country's economic progress before a key party congress due to take place early next year.

North Korean media increasingly refer to Kim Jong Un as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party rather than chairman of the State Affairs.

Kim Byung-yeon, a distinguished professor in the Department of Economics at Seoul National University, said on the 22nd, “A ‘hidden battle’ is unfolding between the North Korean regime and the markets it seeks to control.

The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week. ------------ N. Korea's Kim attends opening for regional factories in western Jangyon County SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended the ceremony to inaugurate new factories in the western county of Jangyon,

N Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Kumsusan Palace early Wednesday to mark the 14th anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong Il.