February 16, known as the "Day of the Shining Star" in North Korea, commemorates the birthday of Kim Jong Il, who died in ...

Kim Jong Il is dead. While it is never clear whether history creates ... But on June 8, 1994 — about two weeks before the Inter-Korean Summit — Kim Il Sung suddenly died, leaving the two Koreas in ...

The first tour is set to take place Feb. 12 to 18, when major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late ...

Kim Jong-il died of heart failure on Dec. 17, 2011 at age 69. The North's leader was accompanied by senior party and government officials, including Premier Kim Tok-hun and Jo Yong-won ...

Kim Jong Il, died in late 2011. The current Kims are the third generation of their family to rule North Korea, and their leadership is based on a personality cult established after their ...

When Kim Jong Il died in December 2011, for instance, few outsiders knew it until it was reported by North Korea’s state media two days later. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity ...

He became leader when his father Kim Jong-il died in 2011 from a heart attack. Should North Korea give up their nuclear weapons? Each change at the top in North Korea has raised the prospect of a ...

Skeptical reports Kim Jong Un has dismissed a string of top ... In 1976, an official said to rival then-president Kim Il Sung died in a car crash. In 2003 a predecessor to Kim Yang Gon died ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a symposium asking what happens if Kim Jong-un died. To read the other parts of the series click here. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ...

This marks the first time North Korea has opened its borders to international tourism since January 2020. Tourists will be ...

Kim Jong Un was still in his twenties when his father Kim Jong Il died. There was speculation that the new young leader might introduce a more open society in North Korea, especially because he ...