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 ...

Here's what we do know about his life ... of this story. Kim Jong Un was born on January 8 — 1982, 1983, or 1984. Kim's parents were future North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and his consort ...

Park Chae-so was so successful in infiltrating the North that Kim Jong-il, the enigmatic ruler ... which have inspired a book about his life and a movie, “The Spy Gone North.” ...

The youngest — and reportedly the most aggressive — he was chosen by his father as successor back in 1992, according to Kenji Fujimoto, Kim Jong Il’s personal sushi chef from 1998 to 2001.

dictator Kim Jong Il, and created out of a fear of flying. The cars are bulletproof, and this convoy certainly won’t be mistaken for a bullet train — the armored protection is so heavy that ...

the dictator has a taste for the finer things in life. This includes frequent meals featuring imported Kobe beef, much loved by Kim Jong-Un as well as his late father, Kim Jong-Il. While pricing ...