South Korean intelligence sources are spreading the word that North Korea's ailing leader, Kim Jong Il, has settled on his third son, 26-year-old Kim Jong Un, as his successor.Kirk, Donald
OF ALL THE REMAINING COMMUNIST PARTY STATES THE Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would appear to have the most to fear from the 1989 democratic revolutions that swept Eastern Europe. The regime of Kim I1 Sung remains unmoved and unreformed, but is certainly not unconcerned about ...
Kim Jong Un became vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the rulingWorkers' Partyand a four-star general last year, indicating Kim Jong Il's intentions to make him the next leader ofNorth Korea. More On This... North Korea’s Military Will Reportedly Share Power With Kim’s ...
North Korea - Culture, Traditions, Religion: The compound religious strains of shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism have deep roots in Korean culture. Although the country has received continuous streams of foreign cultural influence mainly from
A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, November 19, 2022.Ahn Young-joon/AP State media photos showed military officials applauding at the banquet, which appea...
North Korea's Kim Vows to Comprehensively Expand Diplomacy at Party Congress More Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on January...
North Korea is a single-party state under a united front led by the Korean Workers' Party. The country's government styles itself as following the Jucheideology of self-reliance, developed by Kim Il-sung, the country's former leader.
North Korea - Local Govt, Divisions, Autonomy: North Korea is divided administratively into nine provinces (to), the special province-level municipality (jikhalsi) of P’yŏngyang, the special city (thŭkpyŏlsi) of Rasŏn, and two special admini
SEOUL, South Korea-- Envoys for South Korean President Moon Jae-in planned to meet Monday withNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Unat the start of a rare two-day visit to Pyongyang that's expected to focus on how to ease a standoff over North Korea's nuclear ambitions and restart talks bet...
North Korean leader labels Seoul ‘principal enemy’ as he drops historic commitment to reconciliation January 15 2024 North Korea tests first solid-fuel ‘hypersonic’ missile Pyongyang claims successful launch as regime increases weapons sales to Russia ...