Revealing the mysteries of Kim Jong-un

According to CNN, Kim Jong-un's date of birth is said to have changed and he may have 3 children.

After a year of weapons tests and threats to attack the United States, North Korea decided last week to open the door to dialogue with South Korea. The two sides agreed to hold their first talks in nearly two years on January 9. Although the topic was Pyongyang’s participation in the Winter Olympics in February, many hoped that the two sides would move on to a broader dialogue.

Kim Jong-un has yet to say whether he will abandon his ambitions to develop nuclear capabilities. Since assuming supreme leadership, he has continued a policy of military development alongside economic growth that dates back to the time of his grandfather, the late President Kim Il Sung.

Kim Jong-un often personally supervises military exercises and sets up artillery positions. He inspects bases within range of South Korea and assumes ultimate command. At the same time, he has shifted his power base away from the military and back to the ruling Workers' Party. Last year, Kim Jong-un held his first party congress in 36 years. He has pushed for economic development and major construction projects, with a focus on nuclear development.

South Korea has long viewed the North Korean government as weak and unstable. But government sources have leaked “authentic” information that suggests otherwise. In 2015, for example, it was rumored that Kim Jong-un had architect Ma Won-chun executed because he did not like the design of Pyongyang’s new airport. But Ma later appeared in North Korean state media looking healthy.

Shocking statements by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

(Baonghean.vn) - With a strong speaking style, Mr. Kim Jong-un has made many statements directly criticizing foreign leaders and praising the power of North Korea's weapons program.

It can be said that any conclusions about Kim Jong-un's motives are just speculation. Because no one is sure about what is happening around this young leader.

In the 1990s, Kim Jong-un and his two brothers were sent to study in Bern, Switzerland. They learned German and French and mingled with international students. The aunt who cared for them later defected to the United States.

"I encouraged him (Kim Jong-un) to bring his friends home because we wanted them to have a normal life. I cooked for them. They loved eating cake and playing with Lego," his aunt, Ko Yong Suk, told the Washington Post. Kim Jong-un was 12 at the time. She added that the Kim brothers often went to Disney theme parks, dined at restaurants in Italy and skied in the Alps.

Ko Yong Suk confirmed that many people know that Kim Jong-un loves basketball and that he plays the sport regularly.

According to her, Kim Jong-un knew from his 8th birthday party that he was chosen for bigger and more important things.

That educational background gave Western observers some hope after Kim Jong-un was chosen by his father as his successor in 2010. They hoped for a new era of North Korea opening up to the outside world.

Unlike his father, who practiced for years before officially assuming the duties of a Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un had less than a year of training before taking the leadership seat in 2011. He had to work quickly to get used to a country with a new young leader, and consolidate power in his own hands.

Observers at the time believed that Kim Jong Un was just a "puppet", manipulated by a series of veteran figures in the leadership. But just four months after his father's funeral, he made his first speech to the entire population. Then came a series of moves such as leadership reform, personnel purges and, most recently, drastic steps in the ambition to develop nuclear weapons.

Since taking the throne in North Korea, Kim Jong-un has never met any world leader. He has also never left the country's borders.

In his personal life, in 2012, Kim Jong-un married Ri Sol Ju, who is said to be a singer with a stylish fashion sense. Kim Jong-un and his wife have 2 or 3 children, but their genders have not been disclosed.