Wearing a dark suit, white shirt and tie, he addressed them in faltering, hoarse-voiced Korean. One observer said Kim reminded him of a Chinese waiter. Born Kim Song-ju, he’d adopted “Il-sung ...

North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by ...

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 ...

Comrade Prime Minister Kim Il Sung, We have received both your letters ... the withdrawal of the Chinese People's Volunteers from Korea. We feel that it is more appropriate for the Democratic ...

Kim Jong-il was born in 1941 in the Siberian village of Vyatskoye. He would follow his father Kim Il-sung as the second leader of North Korea, living an extravagant and eccentric lifestyle, while ...

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.

A tour operator said Monday it had opened bookings for trips to a North Korean border city to celebrate former leader Kim Jong Il's birthday, offering foreign tourists the first chance to visit ...

Both his birthday and that of late national founder Kim Il-sung, on April 15, are observed as national holidays in North Korea. The exhibition displayed photos and videos of not only Kim Jong-il ...

It's the late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday celebrations, and everyone's invited. For the first time in more than five years, foreign tourists can visit North Korea, albeit to the city of Rason ...