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

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.

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 Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s inspection of a nuclear material facility indicates the nation's continued effort to bolster its nuclear arsenal. Despite President Donald Trump’s readiness for renewed diplomacy,

SEOUL (Reuters) -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.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the development program his country’s nuclear weapons development programme will continue “indefinitely”, days after US President Donald Trump referred to a possible diplomatic opening towards Pyongyang.

Kim Jong-un has inspected a nuclear-material production base and a nuclear weapons institute, emphasizing that strengthening the nuclear shield is "indispensable" amid a long-term confrontation with "the most vicious hostile countries.