North Korea has celebrated the beginning of a scheme to build 10,000 flats with a huge explosion, detonated by Kim Jong-un, the country’s supreme leader.

Observers note a potential shift in Kim’s approach – reviving the personality cult of his ancestors to strengthen his own authority.

Leader Kim Jong-un has paid his respects at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late father and former leader Kim Jong-il, state media KCNA said, pledging to continue the "sacred struggle" ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respect at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late father and former ...

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, paid tribute to his father for the first time in four years. Kim Jong Il, who is ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Kumsusan Palace of Sun in Pyongyang for the first time in four years to ...

The development in the Hwasong suburb of Pyongyang aims to build 10,000 flats, part of a five-year project to construct ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respect at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late father and former ...

But it was the first time in four years that the young Kim visited the Kumsusan Palace of Sun in the capital Pyongyang, which houses the embalmed bodies of his father and grandfather.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Kumsusan Palace to mark his late father's birthday, pledging to continue the ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respect at a family mausoleum to mark the birthday of his late father and former ...

Kim Jong Il’s birthday, on February 16, is extensively honoured as a significant festival in North Korea, known as the Day of ...