This image shows statues of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung (L) and Kim Jong-il, the founder's successor and son. (Yonhap) N ...

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st anniversary of his death, the North's state media reported. Kim visited the Kumsusan ...

Kim Jong Suk was in her late teens when she met up with Kim Il Sung in Manchuria in 1935. First helping in the kitchens, she became a fighter, and Kim Il Sung credited her with saving ...

Kim Young-Shik looks like the leader of his enemy country, North Korea. Up until the late-founder of the world's most secretive state, Kim Il-Sung, had passed away in July 1994, average South ...

North Koreans are required to wear pins with images of the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, or his son Kim Jong Il. Now the current leader is expanding his own personality cult.

Education: Kim Il Sung University, Pyongyang, degree in political economy, 1960s Other Facts: Was sometimes called the “Dear Leader.” Scholars and historians believe he was born in Russia, but ...

"Kim Jong Il knows how miserable the people live. But he blinds himself behind those black sunglasses he loves to wear in public," Sunmu said.

Kim Il Sung in 1984. Wojtek Laski/Getty Images In 1948, Kim Il Sung came to power and served as the country's ruler until his death in 1994. Japan's colonization of Korea deeply affected ...

When the elder Kim died in 1994, North Korea was bequeathed to his son, Dear Leader Kim Jong Il, who maintains a rogue state becauselet’s face ithe is a born rogue.This year, the younger Kim ...