A: Kim Jong Un is struggling with a huge dilemma. He was selected as the leader from among the relatives of Kim Il Sung, who are collectively referred to as the Mount Paektu bloodline.

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a military and political ... Kim visited the Kim Il Sung University of Politics the previous day and gave a speech to faculty ...

Finally, the common root of this entire maze of family relationships is Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, who is considered the founding father of North Korea. Sung was born in 1912 and ...

Dr Cheong explained that Mr Kim Jong Un’s move to central Pyongyang was closely tied to the power shift between his grandfather, Mr Kim Il Sung, and his father, marking 1986 as a crucial turning ...

the late second wife of Kim Il Sung. “Kim Yo Jong can meet and talk to Kim Jong Un freely anytime... so we can’t help saying that she has a tremendous influence,” Oh said. “As she gets ...

Both his birthday and that of late national founder Kim Il-sung, on April 15 ... and videos of not only Kim Jong-il but also his son and current leader Kim Jong-un, with the KCNA emphasizing ...

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has paid his respects at the ... of the late leader and national founder Kim Il-sung, and he paid "homage of immortality and best wishes ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Kim Jong Un has been the supreme leader of North Korea since December 2011, but despite how often Kim makes the news, you probably don't know that ...

North Korea's Kim Says Weapons Without Ideology Are 'Ironware', Driving Home Military Loyalty SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the ... at the Kim Il Sung University of ...

People paying their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim ... of former ruler Kim Jong Il -- father of current leader Kim Jong Un -- is marked as Day of ...