Kim Jong Un vowed that North Korea's nuclear programme would continue 'indefinitely,' state-run media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.

The dictator, eager to shut out the influence of Hollywood and K-pop, has been exalting a “shock brigade” of 300,000 teens and 20-somethings drafted into flood reconstruction.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstering nuclear forces this year during a visit to a nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.

Multiple defectors from North Korea spoke to NBC News about the mindset of soldiers sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Relations between Pyongyang and Seoul have been at one of their lowest points in years, with the North launching a flurry of ballistic missiles last year in violation of United Nations sanctions

North Korea’s leader has grown more assertive since their last efforts at diplomacy ended in failure — and now has Russia at his side.

Kim is also embracing a new friend – Russia's President Vladimir Putin. He has helped North Korea with food and fuel in return for weapons and soldiers for his war effort in Ukraine. Pyongyang is no longer as desperate for relief from US sanctions.

Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for "indefinitely" strengthening his regime's nuclear weapons capacity, state media reported Wednesday.

Kim visited the nuclear material production base and the Nuclear Weapons Institute, according to state media. View on euronews

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear program would continue "indefinitely," state media reported on Wednesday, days after United States President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.