SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday heaped praise on state founder Kim Il-sung, recalling his leadership as ...

North Korea on Monday heaped praise on state founder Kim Il-sung, recalling his leadership as flawless as the country marks the 31st anniversary of the late leader's death this week.

North Hamgyong province has started inspecting how well local propaganda monuments are being maintained. This happened after ...

The statue of Kim Il Sung at the entrance of The Grand People’s Study House in Pyongyang, North Korea. Credit: Depositphotos The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter ...

Kim Nam Hee takes on the role of Kang Jin Sang, while Jung Sung Il plays Lee Shin Yeop—two doctors who, in very different ways, leave a significant impact on Kim Joo No, Lee Dae Gil, and Kim Hye ...

Mosaic murals installed at a factory in Pyongyang place current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the center between his ...

The Kim family has ruled North Korea since 1948. Photos show Kim Jong Un's relatives, from his grandfather to his daughter, ...

Kim Il-Sung is the ‘darkest figure in all of Korea’s history’ , according to Seoul-based scholar and author Fyodor Tertitskiy. With access to archives from Japan, China and Russia ...

Kim, however, has skipped a visit to the Kumsusan Palace on North Korean founder Kim Il-sung's birthday for the third consecutive year in 2025 and has reduced the frequency of visits on other ...

Kim Il Sung in 1984. Wojtek Laski/Getty Images In 1948, Kim Il Sung came to power and served as the country's ruler until his death in 1994. Japan's colonization of Korea deeply affected Kim Il Sung.

Two of Kim Il Sung's children, Kim Jong Il and Kyong Hui, moved to China during the Korean War, away from the fighting. A third child, Kim Man Il, drowned in 1947.