Overview

• Kremlin photos show Kim Jong-un wearing an IWC Schaffhausen Portofino Automatic valued at about $14,100 during his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing.
• Telegram posts by Russian journalist Alexander Yunashev depict Kim Yo-jong carrying a black Lady Dior lambskin handbag estimated at roughly $7,500.
• Korea JoongAng Daily reported that Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Kim Ju-ae, appeared with a Tissot Lovely Lady wristwatch priced around $450 upon arriving in Beijing.
• NK News and regional outlets identified the branded items from the Beijing visit and noted the contrast with North Korea’s anti‑bourgeois propaganda.
• The Korea Herald cited reports that Pyongyang obtains such goods through illicit networks involving diplomats and trade officials in China, Russia and Europe despite a 2006 UN ban.