Kim Jong-il, at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang. Kim Jong-un visited the site on Dec. 17, 2024, to mark his father's 13th death anniversary. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea.

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, on the 13th anniversary of his death. [NEWS1] North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a mausoleum for his late father to mark the 13th anniversary of his death, the North's state ...

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 ...

After his father died, Kim Jong Un was quickly declared "Supreme Leader" of North Korea. When Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack on December 17, 2011, the young Kim Jong Un inherited the world's ...

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 ...

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

Tour operators said in January that the North would reopen Rason, a city on the border with China, to foreign tourists, five ...