Explore the tightly controlled and secretive world of Kim Jong-il’s North Korea. From daily struggles to the regime’s powerful propaganda, uncover the hidden truths about life under his rule ...

Kim Yo Jong has been described as a mouthpiece for her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — and a potential successor.

Kim, who reportedly feared flying and traveled by personal armored train, had suffered a stroke in 2008. He was reported in better health in recent months, having cut down on his appetite for ...

Mr. Park posing in front of a statue of Kim Il-sung, North Korea’s founder and the father of Kim Jong-il, in Pyongyang, in 1995. Kim Dang But Mr. Park was impressed with Mr. Kim’s speaking style.

In 1978, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il, who at that time was 30 years old and only the son of the dictator, kidnapped a super famous, middle aged South Korean actress named Choi Eun-Hee, who was ...

Kim Jong Suk was in her late teens when she met up with Kim Il Sung in Manchuria in 1935. First helping in the kitchens, she became a fighter, and Kim Il Sung credited her with saving his life in ...