Kim reshapes North Korean flag in break with grandfather’s legacy

Kim Jong Un has changed North Korea’s flag for the first time in 78 years, altering its proportions as part of his drive to stamp his own identity on the state.

Kim Jong Un has changed North Korea’s national flag for the first time in 78 years, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The new design, set out in Article 166 of a revised constitution published on the state website Naenara, shifts the flag’s ratio from 1:2 to 1:1.65, Azat.tv reported. The red star now sits closer to the centre.

The original was designed with Soviet help after World War II.

Pyongyang has not explained the change, but analysts see it as part of Kim’s push to forge his own identity, JOE reported.

Kim has changed the national anthem and abandoned reunification.