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

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

Seoul’s Foreign Ministry on Friday declassified several diplomatic dossiers from 1994, revealing that the international ...

Countries worldwide scrambled to understand the sudden death of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, in 1994, with the United ...

State media released rare images of the Hermit Kingdom’s Hwasong site on Saturday, showcasing sleek high-rises and a ...

Kim Jong Il’s presence continued to increase, and in the 1970s, Kim Il Sung started telling those around him that his son would take over the leadership role. In July 1972, the South and North ...

Newly released files show experts from the US and Russia were sceptical he could hold onto power in the wake of his father's ...

Birth place: Sources vary between Khabarovsk, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Siberia and Mount Paektu, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Father: Kim Il Sung, former president of ...

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday announced the hosting of a large-scale art festival to mark the birth ...

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 ...