▲ These photos (from L to R) of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are published by Xinhua News Agency, Tass and the Korean Central News Agency, respectively. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

(LEAD) NK leader-military parade

(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim arrives at Tiananmen Square for military parade alongside Putin, Xi

(ATTN: UPDATES with Kim's arrival; CHANGES headline)

By Park Boram

BEIJING/SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived at the venue for a military parade in Beijing, where he is set to stand shoulder to shoulder with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping in a display of trilateral cooperation against the West.

Wearing a black suit and a gold tie, Kim slowly walked into Tiananmen Square's red-carpeted main entrance ahead of the event.

The military parade was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. (local time) at Tiananmen Square, marking the 80th anniversary of what China celebrates as its victory over Japan and the end of World War II, and featuring displays of its latest weaponry and marching troops.

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