World & Nation
North Korea on Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong Il, ending a traditional period of mourning and setting the stage for his son Kim Jong Un to further entrench himself as the country’s unchallenged leader.
Dec. 17, 2014
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was not listed in the country’s new Politburo lineup, leading to questions about her fate.
Jan. 13, 2021
Books
In “Becoming Kim Jong Un,” former CIA officer expands our understanding of North Korea’s dangerous, precarious regime by taking its leader seriously
May 7, 2020
South Korea’s spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s disclosure of his daughter in recent public events was likely an attempt to show his people that one of his children would one day inherit his power.
Jan. 5, 2023
Opinion
There is no clear favorite in the in the race among those who might take over in North Korea if Kim Jong Un dies.
April 27, 2020
World Now
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Jan. 5, 2012
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed prospects for an early resumption of diplomacy with the United States.
June 22, 2021
A South Korean official said there have been no ‘unusual developments’ in North Korea, suggesting rumors about leader Kim Jong Un’s health are untrue.
Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was killed Monday in Malaysia in what appeared to be an assassination carried out by female agents possibly armed with a poisoned needle.
Feb. 14, 2017
To cheers of “long life!”
May 9, 2016