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For the first time since leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, North Koreans were asked to take loyalty oaths on his birthday, a South Korean research institute said, amid other steps the country is taking to solidify his rule. The loyalty oaths, which Reuters could not independently verify, were administered on what is believed to have been Kim's 40th birthday on January 8, according to the South and North Development Institute (SAND), a Seoul-based organization that released photos of the oath in an ornate folder on Friday.

For the first time since leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, North Koreans were asked to take loyalty oaths on his birthday, a South Korean research

Sharing drinks, watching missile parades and dining with senior army commanders, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter was centre stage with her father and mother at major military events this week.

Sharing drinks, watching missile parades and dining with senior army commanders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter was centre stage with her father and mother at major military events this week. Her presence has added to speculation that she could be in line for a leadership position — maybe even the top job itself — in the nuclear-armed country's...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed his latest assets to protect his reign: quick-strike missiles that can carry a nuclear warhead to the US and a preteen daughter who ensures his family's continuous rule over the dynasty forged in the Cold War