North Korea’s Kim Jong-un wears ‘banned’ black leather coat to mark 10 years since his father’s death
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the ascension to power of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who, on December 17, commemorated the death of his father and predecessor, Kim Jong-il.
For the sombre ceremony, a visibly thinner Kim wore one of his favourite outfits: a double-breasted trench coat in black leather.
Kim’s leather coat, which he has previously worn in several public outings, made headlines earlier this year, when the North Korean government banned its citizens from wearing black leather coats after copycat versions of the leader’s go-to wardrobe staple started proliferating in the country. Read More...
A two-day business conference between China and the Arab world has ended in Riyadh with investment deals worth US$10 billion, more than half of which came in a partnership signed by Chinese electric car maker Human Horizons and Saudi Arabia’s investment ministry.
The joint-venture will conduct “automotive research, development, manufacturing and sales” as part of a US$5.6 billion deal.
The conference, which followed a high-profile visit to Saudi Arabia by Chinese President Xi Jinping last December, saw deals being signed by Chinese firms from sectors such as technology, renewable energy, agriculture, real estate, metals, tourism and healthcare. Read More...
Reporter for the Business Desk covering property, banking and finance. Elise joined the SCMP in 2022 as a business reporter to cover property, banking and finance. Previously, she covered business, biotechnology, and healthcare from Hong Kong and Beijing for various publications, including BioWorld, Al Jazeera, China Daily, and The China Project, to make the country more accessible to international readers.
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