The lure of travelling to North Korea for Irish politicians has continued, as FF Senator Malcolm Byrne has revealed that he ...

Park Chae-so was so successful in infiltrating the North that Kim Jong-il, the enigmatic ruler, once gifted him blueberry ...

There is apparently just one statue of his son, Kim Jong-il. Lamps are supposed to shine on the statue from 10pm until 4am each day. It's also reported that dedicated bunkers have been built to house ...

So we tend to see North Korean workers or soldiers crying, gesticulating in reverence and, when posing for the photograph, standing statue still ... and late leader Kim Jong-il.

(Kim Jong-il, recall, never had a full "state visit ... burnishing image and making sure future sculptors get the statue right," the appearance of his cohort was also significant.

Like his grandfather Kim Il Sung and father Kim Jong Il, Kim's favoured mode of transport is the train, which he uses to travel around his own country and abroad. For this task, he uses special ...

The funeral of Kim Jong-il made for a big story internationally, but in true Autoblog fashion, we were just as interested in the classic cars that figured prominently in the procession.

Kim Jong Il. A centenarian, Kim Yong Ju outlived his brother as well as former leader Kim Jong Il, but he live the second half of his life mainly in obscurity, often in a remote part of the ...

He had fled Macau in 2012, fearing an attempt on his life. As former leader Kim Jong-il’s oldest son, Jong-nam has been said to represent an alternative locus of legitimacy — if not power ...

Kim Jong-un and his wife look "like a pair of tubby elves from Lord of the Rings" while riding a symbolic animal, according to a South Korean newspaper. The Chosun Ilbo made the comment in a 2023 ...

succeeding his father Kim Jong Il, and the leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea since 2012. He is the youngest of three sons of Kim Jong Il and Ko Young Hui. Kim Yo Jong is Kim Jong Un’s only ...

As Kim Jong-un was being prepared for power, they even began using the term "Paektu Bloodline" to help legitimise his rule. Paektu is the sacred and mythologised mountain where Kim Il-sung is said ...