unentirely expected by experts. though some experts now question the launch in march was a new missile. concern pyeongyang is preparing for a possible underground nuclear test for the first time since 2017. in a speech kim praised military advances but mainly talked about food shortages. last month the united nations warned more than 40% of north koreans are food insecure. the new launch, an old tactic by the rogue nation trying to deflect from the problems that have persisted in the country even before kim came to power. and in another made for tv moment kim bestowed the gift of a luxury apartment earlier this week to a long time news reader who was given a vip tour of the flat. kim has a development plan to
birthday of the country s founder and kim s grandfather. the show in the sky followed an extravagant parade on the ground. on friday his top aides including his sister watched columns of performers pass by. this latest launch not entirely unexpected by experts after the country conducted a powerful intercontinental ballistic missile test in march, though some experts now question north korea s claim the launch in march was a new missile saying it was actually an older model. the pentagon has also expressed concern pyeongyang is preparing for a possible underground nuclear test for the first time since 2017. in a new year s speech kim praised military advances but mainly spoke about domestic issues like food shortages which have been made worse by the country s self-isolation during
year s day in signalled his willingness to. not only potentially send north korean athletes to do upcoming winter olympics but also called for reduce tensions on the korean peninsula. specifically with south korea so this is something that south korean officials had been hoping for and looking forward to they haven t yet told us what that conversation has been but we do know that it took place ok now i should further discussions take place between the two sides do we knew do we know what the focus of those talks could be. well each side seems to have slightly differing views on what those talks should include. in his speech kim generally. had