The Kim family has ruled North Korea since 1948. Photos show Kim Jong Un's relatives, from his grandfather to his daughter, ...

Kim Jong Un is the third member of the Kim family to serve as leader of North Korea. His grandfather Kim Il Sung was the first, and he started an unusual dynastic succession. Photos show how the ...

The Unification Church is the first religious group in Japan to face a revocation order under civil law. Two other groups ...

Based on a Naver webtoon, Weak Hero Class 1 is a South Korean series directed by Yoo Soo-min and Park Dan-hee and written by Yoo Soo-min and Kim Jin-seok.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Newly declassified diplomatic files from Seoul have revealed that major world powers were deeply concerned about North Korean leader Kim Il-sung’s succession plan after his sudden death in 1994 ...

Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality ...

Just how extravagant is Kim’s lifestyle, despite the heavy UN sanctions on North Korea? NV takes a closer look. Switzerland ...

“There can be little doubt,” writes Fyodor Tertitskiy, that Kim Il Sung “is the darkest figure in all of Korea’s history.” If this Lord of Darkness has any competition at all, it comes ...