"The fact is that when Kim Jong-il’s father, Kim Il-sung, died, the post of president of the DPRK was left to him, thereby making him the ‘eternal president.’ Similarly, when Kim Jong-un’s ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on Dec. 17 to pay tribute to his late father, Kim Jong-il, on the 13th anniversary of his death. [NEWS1] North Korean leader Kim ...

Kim’s emphasis on Chongryon is distinct from that of his father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il. In the early years of that ...

general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), reinstating the highest post previously held by his late father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung, state media reported.

The first tour is set to take place Feb. 12 to 18, when major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late ...

However, the contrast between the father and the son is unfortunate. The next 17 and a half years under Kim Jong Il were a complete failure. Kim Jong Il built a Hermit Kingdom that isolated itself ...

But Kim Jong Un isn't the first to withhold details about his family — his father Kim Jong Il, who ruled from 1994 to 2011, was even more secretive. Kim Jong Il never even officially confirmed ...

SEOUL--North Korea has released a new song praising leader Kim Jong Un for being a “friendly father” and a “great ... of the country’s founder Kim Il Sung “Day of the Sun,” state ...

2009-2011 – Works in the National Defense Commission and serves as Kim Jong Il’s personal secretary December 2011 – Attends her father’s state funeral. March 2014 – Attends the Supreme ...

North Koreans laid floral tributes at the statues of founding father Kim Il Sung and his son, Kim Jong Il, to mark the Lunar New Year.