Kim Jong Il
December 31, 2011
SEOUL--The relationship between Kim Jong Un and the country's military appears to be unsettled, with the inexperienced North Korean leader trying to keep the generals happy...
December 31, 2011
SEOUL -- North Korea announced on Dec. 31 it has appointed Kim Jong Un, the anointed successor and youngest son of Kim Jong Il, as supreme commander of its 1.2 million-strong...
December 31, 2011
SEOUL--Postage stamps showing the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his third son and successor, Kim Jong Un, together have been issued in North Korea, the country's...
December 31, 2011
North Korea held a state funeral on Dec. 28 and a memorial ceremony on Dec. 29 in Pyongyang for its leader Kim Jong Il, who died on Dec. 17 at age 69.
December 30, 2011
MOSCOW--Russian experts from a world-renown institute that has preserved the body of Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) have arrived in Pyongyang to embalm the body of Kim Jong Il,...
December 29, 2011
SEOUL -- North Korea lauded the military might built up by deceased leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 29, likely tying his young successor to the same policies that have set Northeast ...
December 29, 2011
As North Korea mourned the death of Kim Jong Il, balloons were released from across the border, symbolizing hopes for change with the demise of the dictator.
December 29, 2011
SEOUL--With the wrap-up of the funeral for Kim Jong Il on Dec. 28 in snow-shrouded Pyongyang, attention turns to the deceased dictator's third son, Kim Jong Un, who must lead...
December 29, 2011
The older brother of Kaoru Hasuike, a Japanese abducted by North Korea in 1978 and returned to Japan in 2002, is angry that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il escaped justice by ...
December 28, 2011
SEOUL -- Young and untested, Kim Jong Un has all but taken over North Korea's leadership, with state media calling him "supreme commander" and "leader of the state, army and...
December 28, 2011
SEOUL -- Russia's Itar-Tass news agency says North Korea has begun funeral ceremonies for Kim Jong Il.
December 28, 2011
SEOUL--The world watched anxiously on Dec. 28 as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, for former leader Kim Jong Il, searching for signs of what to...
December 28, 2011
SEOUL -- Sobbing mourners filed past the begonia-bedecked bier of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, some appearing to shake with grief, in footage aired on Dec. 28 on state ...
December 27, 2011
SEOUL--Kim Jong Il's funeral will be held Dec. 28 in Pyongyang with all eyes trained on members of the funeral committee, led by Kim Jong Un, the dead North Korean despot's...
December 27, 2011
SEOUL--China is expected to send Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang to the funeral of Kim Jong Il, the late leader of North Korea, which will be held Dec. 28 in Pyongyang, sources...
December 27, 2011
SEOUL--North Koreans appear to have been trying to glorify anything associated with their late leader Kim Jong Il, much to the amusement and puzzlement of the West.
December 26, 2011
BEIJING--Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda may have hoped China would exercise its influence on North Korea following the death of Kim Jong Il, but Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s...
December 26, 2011
BEIJING -- Japan urged China on Dec. 26 to shoulder a big role in ensuring that North Korea avoids volatile moves despite uncertainties created by the death of Pyongyang's...
December 26, 2011
SEOUL--Pyongyang has maintained its promise to the people of "opening a big gate to become a powerful, prosperous country" in 2012, despite a wide range of pessimistic views,...
December 26, 2011
SEOUL--North Korean citizens, unable to count on a stable income or rationing, are moonlighting as security guards or coal haulers to make ends meet, eroding their allegiance...