This photo taken on February 25, 2023 and released on February 26, 2023 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (3rd R) and his daughter (3rd L) attending the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a new street at Sopho area of Pyongyang city. (Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP Photo)





Attendees participate in the 7th enlarged plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, North Korea on March 1, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (Photo by KCNA via Reuters)





North Korean people dance as they celebrate International Women's Day in front of the Pyongyang Grand Threatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is an artillery drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Thursday, March 9, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), identified by the agency as a Hwasongpho-17, launched in a drill by the North Korean military at Pyongyang International Airport, in Pyongyang, North Korea, 16 March 2023 (issued 17 March 2023). According to KCNA, the launching drill of an Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was conducted to give 'a stronger warning' against US and South Korea joint military exercises. (Photo by EPA/KCNA)





In this undated photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects what it says unmanned underwater nuclear attack craft “Haeil” which was tested during exercises held on March 21 - 23, 2023 in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





Participants look around dishes on display during the 26th Cooking Festival at the Pyongyang Noodle House in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. The festival was held on the Day of the Sun public holiday to mark the birth anniversary of the country's late leader Kim Il Sung. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Participants look around dishes on display during the 26th Cooking Festival at the Pyongyang Noodle House in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





A view of a test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-18 at an undisclosed location in this still image of a photo used in a video released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 14, 2023. (Photo by KCNA via Reuters TV via Reuters)





This photo provided April 14, 2023, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and his daughter, as they inspect what it says is the test-launch of Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, April 13, 2023 at an undisclosed location, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows a fireworks display during an inauguration ceremony for 10,000 new flats in the Hwasong area in Pyongyang, North Korea, 16 April 2023. According to KCNA, the ceremony was held “with splendor” one day after the 111th birth anniversary of the late North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, adding to the celebrations of the national holiday, also known as the “Day of the Sun”. (Photo by KCNA/EPA/EFE)





A girl plays kayagum, stringed Korean harp, at the Tongmun kindergarten No.1 in Taedonggang District of Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Photo by Cha Song Ho/AP Photo)





This picture taken on May 16, 2023 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 17, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (top, 2nd R) and his daughter, presumed to be named Ju Ae (top, R), meeting with the Non-permanent Satellite Launch Preparatory Committee and inspecting a military reconnaissance satellite, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Kim Jong Un has inspected North Korea's first military spy satellite and gave the go-ahead for its “future action plan”, state media said on May 17. (Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP Photo)





Farmers check the state of wheat at the Kumsong Farm in Onchon County of Nampho City, North Korea, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





This picture taken on May 31, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 1, 2023 shows a new satellite-carrying rocket as it leaves the launch pad, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite on May 31 but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza. (Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP Photo)





Pyongyang people take part in a demonstration after a mass rally to mark what North Korea calls “the day of struggle against U.S. imperialism” at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, June 25, 2023. The signs read “Let us make the U.S. imperialists pay dearly for the blood shed by Korean nation!”, “The U.S. is the chieftain of war and massacre”, “merciless annihilation”, “The U.S is the destroyer of peace”, “chieftain of aggression”, “blood to blood” and “nuclear war maniac”. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





This picture taken on July 12, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 13, 2023 shows the test firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) “Hwasong-18” at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea said on July 13 it had successfully tested its new intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported, as Pyongyang vented its fury after threatening to down US spy planes it said had violated its airspace. (Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP Photo)





In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, is welcomed by Korean People's Army members at the Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. A banner means “We passionately welcome comrade Sergei Shoigu, defense minister of the Russian federation”. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right in front, visits a liberation war martyrs cemetery in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, July 25, 2023, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





Citizens walk on a street of Pothonggang District of Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, July 27, 2023, on the 70th anniversary of an armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War. The banners read “Permanent victory”, left, and “The highest glory to respected comrade Kim Jong Un”. (Photo by Cha Song Ho/AP Photo)