Trump has a rapport with North Korean dictator, or so he likes to think. US Prez wants to meet him to put China in its place and push Japan to fund Golden Dome interceptor system since war with Iran has degraded its own stockpile of missiles.
North Korea said on Tuesday it has completed a landmark housing project to build 50,000 living units in Pyongyang ahead of a party congress later this month.
North Korea on Tuesday denounced the release of a joint fact sheet between South Korea and the United States on their trade and security agreements as "formulating" as policy their confrontational stance against Pyongyang, warning that the North will take countermeasures.
Bolstering self-defensive capabilities is an essential requirement for deterring rivals' provocative attempts and ensuring national security.
North Korea has floated more trash balloons toward South Korea, the military said Saturday, after the reclusive regime claimed the South had sent unmanned drones over Pyongyang three times since last week.
The KCNA further said Kim made clear that he is not interested in talks with the US and South Korea, vowing to strengthen his regime's nuclear force.
For over a decade starting 2006, multiple United Nations (UN) resolutions okaying the implementation of ever harsher sanctions seeking to dissuade North Korea have been the norm
Kim did not deliver a speech in person while warmly waving to the cheering crowds and "wishing them happiness" in the new houses, Yonhap news agency reported.
The western and eastern military hotlines were set up in 2002 and 2003, respectively.
Damage in areas near Pyongyang was also reported, it said but did not mention any casualties.
