Corea del Norte prohíbe la entrada de turistas extranjeros a un megacomplejo de playa recién inaugurado, una medida que ...

North Korea says it is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims ...

North Korean workers, soldiers and students offer flowers at the bronze statues of founder Kim Il-sung and his late son Kim ...

August 20, 2011 – Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia. December 17, 2011 – Dies at the age of 69, reportedly of a heart attack.

Other Facts Youngest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Timeline April 2009 – Named to North Korea’s National Defense Commission.

Kim Jong-il promoted his son to the rank of general or " dae-jang," according to the official North Korean news agency KCNA, in this classic case of nepotism. North Korea, the nuclear-armed country, ...

Kim Il-sung, center, in a classic propaganda image, with his son and successor Kim Jong Il at his side surrounded by adoring young people. Kim Jong Il is the father of current North Korea leader ...

In 2010, Kim Jong Il marked the then-26-year-old Kim Jong Un — his third and youngest son — as his successor by putting him in a series of high-ranking posts.

Cheong, however, said Kim Jong Il had Kim Jong Un in mind as his heir when his son was 8 years old.

As 2022 dawned, North Korea celebrated the tenth anniversary of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un taking power. On December 17, 2011, Dear Leader Kim Jong-il died, at which point his son took over as the ...

North Korea on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death with calls for greater public loyalty toward his son Kim Jong Un.

On the 10th anniversary of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death, state-run media called for increased allegiance to his son and current leader Kim Jong Un. For three minutes on Friday ...