Kim Jong Il, who is revered in North Korea, was born on February 16, so his son visited the mausoleum of his predecessors—father and grandfather—to commemorate this anniversary. Kim Jong Un ...

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 ...

A North Korean defector, reveals the strict regulations and government control in North Korea, including censorship of TVs, ...

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, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by opening a commemorative photo exhibition ...