State Media Review North Korea touts ‘miraculous’ quintuplet birth as vindication of medical systemAn in-depth analysis of health care success and failure, criticism of US strategic flexibility and Kim Il Sung’s brother ![]() North Korean state media celebrated the “miraculous” birth of the country’s first quintuplets as “entirely the result” of leader Kim Jong Un’s love this week, eliding the country’s high rates of maternal and infant mortality to promote the greatness of its medical system. Pyongyang criticized Washington’s discussions on greater “strategic flexibility” for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to counter China, claiming that the U.S. is attempting to solidify its “hegemonic position” in the region. And a North Korean newspaper commemorated the 90th death anniversary of Kim Chol Ju, the brother © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |