She wasn’t part of the ruling Kim family’s sacred revolutionary bloodline. She rarely appeared in state media. And then, she ...

In stark contrast, more than 30 years after Kim Il Sung’s death, North Korea still swears eternal loyalty to him. It remains ruled by his bloodline and, in most respects, continues as the ...

Broadcaster Park Soo-hong delivered a pleasant daily life.On the 25th, Park Soo-hong "It was so difficult to work and raise ...

Mr. Tertitskiy, a South Korea-based historian, has pulled off a rare and impressive biographical feat—his “Accidental Tyrant” is a book-length account of the life of Kim, the founder of ...

Ms Ko and Mr Ri were closely connected to Mr Kim Jong Il and a young Kim Jong Un before they decided to flee North Korea in 1998. Their own son was born in the same year as the younger Mr Kim.

Book cover of "What we don’t know about Kim Jong-un: his politics and strategy" (direct translation) / Courtesy of Cheong Seong-chang “Kim Jong-un was officially named the successor on Jan. 8 ...

When the South Korean spy met with Kim Jong-il, he declined the late North Korean leader’s offer of a toast, citing a promise to his mother that he would never drink.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem described in a new book having met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress. But her office said Friday that the story of the meeting was an ...

That person had the trust of the regime from the era of Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il.” Doh was sending messages to Kim Seong-il on a satellite phone, along with detailed instructions on ...

North Koreans pay their respects to statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 19, 2018. Carl Court/Getty Images ...

CNN Opinion interviewed Sung-Yoon Lee about Kim Yo Jong’s remarkable rise in North Korea’s highly patriarchal society, and how much power she really wields beyond the tough talk.