January 2009 – Reports from South Korea say Kim Jong Il plans on naming as successor Kim Jong Un, 25, his third and youngest son. April 9, 2009 – Is re-elected for third term as chairman of ...

Ko and Ri were closely connected to 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 Kim Jong-un. “Kim Jong-un was ...

SEOUL-Born in 1984 in north-eastern Pyongyang, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was secretly anointed as the future heir to his father Kim Jong Il at the age of eight, according to the statements ...

In North Korea, televisions are manipulated to broadcast only state-controlled content, glorifying the Kim dynasty. Defector Timothy Cho unveils the extent of the media control, explaining that all ...

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Timothy Cho, a two-time defector from North Korea, has revealed the difficulties citizens go through in the secretive nation ...

According to their testimonies, the young dictator was appointed as Kim Jong-il’s successor on his eighth ... North Korean leader doesn’t have a son, rejecting reports by the National ...

On the 17th, it was revealed through actor Ryu Jin's YouTube channel 'The Most (Wonderful) Ryu Jin' that Seong Dong-il's son ...

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 ...