Kim Jong-un's Global Diplomatic Surge | South Korea News

South Korea News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 9, 2026 · 1m

North Korea’s founding anniversary sparked a global diplomatic wave as Kim Jong-un received high-profile praise from China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who both hailed Pyongyang’s “remarkable successes” and vowed to deepen strategic ties. Xi emphasized economic progress and called their partnership a “consistent and steadfast policy,” while Putin framed cooperation as vital for regional security and a multipolar world order. State media revealed Kim also got congratulatory messages from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Mongolia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Zimbabwe — signaling North Korea’s…