In the latest edition of the Asia News Weekly on The Korea Times podcast, host Steve Miller discusses North Korea's rhetoric, ...

Kim Jong Un, the third Supreme Leader of North Korea since December 2011, is one of the most protected heads of states. According t reports, he has more than 10 secret houses which are heavily ...

Kim Kyong-hui was once a powerful figure in the leadership circle when her brother Kim Jong-il ruled the country. But she has not been seen since her husband, Jang Song-thaek, once regarded as the ...

His aunt Kim Kyong Hui and her husband, Jang Song Thaek, were trusted advisers who had served on various government committees for years. However, in 2013, Kim ordered the execution of his uncle ...

Here is a look at the life of the late Kim Jong Il, former Leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Details of his life were mysterious and varied from source to source. Personal:Birth date: ...

The institute’s president, Choi Kyong-hui, hinted that North Korea might soon declare Kim’s birthday as an official anniversary. North Korea has never officially confirmed Kim’s birth date.

The confirmation showed that Yo-jong is apparently being groomed to play a key supporting role for her brother in the absence of their once-powerful aunt Kim Kyong-hui. She disappeared from the ...