Kim Hosts China, Russia and Vietnam in Rare Show of Global Reach

A month after joining President Xi Jinping at a military parade in Beijing, Kim Jong Un staged a show of his own to showcase North Korea’s growing diplomatic reach.

Pyongyang marked the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea on Friday with a display that went beyond the usual missiles and marching troops. Kim used the event to project confidence and to signal that after years of isolation and sanctions, he’s pushing to reassert North Korea on the world stage.