1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

In North Korea, entire families serve as hostages — and without family members left behind as leverage, one cannot serve as a ...

Western tour agencies entered North Korea for the first time on Thursday since the end of the pandemic, the companies said, ...

Russia’s ambassador to North Korea said that its Asian ally is also hosting Russian children orphaned by its war against ...

Korea boosts K-defense exports with extended work hours and eased hiring rules Government and ruling party prioritize strengthening support for the defense industrys international competitiveness ...

A: Kim Jong Un is struggling with a huge dilemma. He was selected as the leader from among the relatives of Kim Il Sung, who are collectively referred to as the Mount Paektu bloodline.

News has surfaced that a North Korean soldier, on the verge of capture by Ukrainian forces, shouted “General Kim Jong-un” before detonating a grenade. A memo found on his body contained explicit ...

Kim Jong Il. A centenarian, Kim Yong Ju outlived his brother as well as former leader Kim Jong Il, but he live the second half of his life mainly in obscurity, often in a remote part of the ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thinks an elevated US security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a large threat to ...

Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been married to a “tall” and “handsome” husband ...

Baek Jong-wook, former third deputy director of ... Meanwhile, National Election Commission Secretary-General Kim Yong-bin ruled out the possibility of the manipulation of vote-counting.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said an elevated US security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to bolster his nuclear weapons program further ...