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.

After years of being shrouded behind an impenetrable curtain, North Korea is finally planning to open its doors to foreign ...

During a recent interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump stated that he would reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un again in his second term to mitigate security ...

The secretive state is reopening to the world after five years – here’s what tourists can expect on the strict, five-day itinerary ...

It is instructive to look back at the many attempts to improve North-South Korean relations when things seemed not quite so hopeless.

Ho’s career trajectory remarkable is an understatement. Following a stellar career as a North Korean diplomat, culminating in ...

Kim Il-sung ruined the economy, hoarded power and saw his countrymen slaughtered, as Fyodor Tertitskiy’s Accidental Tyrant ...

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He said the reinforcements have been using cannon-fodder tactics ‘from the history books’ but also described them as disciplined and motivated. Kim Jong-un’s troops have been killed ...

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un is cleaning house within the Workers ... Since power was consolidated by North Korea’s founder, Kim Il-Sung, in the 1960s, the party has been deemed a kleptocracy ...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has delivered a rare public rebuke to dozens of party officials for misconduct related to a "drinking spree", according to state media reports. During a meeting of ...