カテゴリー: Kim Jong-il
Moon Jae-in gave up hunting dogs claiming government refused to cover food and veterinary billsA pair of dogs gifted four years ago by the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, have ended up at a zoo in South Korea after a dispute over who should pay for …
Analysis: Kim Jong-un’s pressure on Joe Biden has so far elicited only fresh sanctions. Pyongyang has now signalled it may resume nuclear and ICBM testsNorth Korea has already conducted four test launches of ballistic missiles this year, but they could…
North Korea bans laughing for 11 days during mourning for anniversary of Kim Jong-il’s death – video
Video from Pyongyang shows North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un looking very dour as he attends the memorial service to mark the 10th anniversary of his father’s death. As part of the national memorial, North Koreans have been banned from sh…
As North Korea marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il, we look at how official portraits of his son and successor have sought to portray him as both increasingly authoritative and popularThree generations of the Kim family have ruled No…
Some observers said he would survive a few months as the head of a nuclear-armed state but, a decade later, the North Korean leader has proved them wrongMissile tests, horse rides and executions: Kim Jong-un’s leadership in picturesIt was not, perhaps,…
Mitsuko left Japan in 1960 for a new life in North Korea. Once there, she realised she – and hundreds of others like her – could never go backIt has been six decades since Mitsuko Minakawa boarded a ferry on the Sea of Japan coast, bound for a new life…