Pyongyang boasts of crushing underground churches, but defectors and rights groups say secret worship persists despite harsh crackdowns and severe punishments.
Get ready for a significant change in Choi Sung Eun and Kim Gun Woo’s relationship on the next episode of “Last Summer”! “Last Summer” is a new KBS romance drama about a pair of childhood friends who ...
Who is North Korea’s ‘Hero of the Republic’ No. 1? It is not Kim Il-sung’s Baekdu bloodline, nor a so-called ‘revolutionary comrade’ who fought as a partisan in Manchuria alongside Kim Il-sung. The ...
Kim’s career encompassed the reigns of Kim Il-sung, the country’s founder, his son Kim Jong-il and his grandson Kim Jong-un, the present leader. He began his career as a lowly party official, rising ...
The leadership of North Korea spans three generations of Kims, each leaving a distinct mark on the nation. Their rule has combined ideology, control, and strategic maneuvering to maintain power. The ...
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The Soviet Role in Building Kim Il-sung’s Power
Kim Il-sung’s ascent to power in North Korea was heavily backed by the Soviet Union. Moscow provided military support, political guidance, and strategic advice that helped him consolidate authority.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Yong Nam, a longtime North Korean ceremonial head of state best known for his trademark propaganda-filled speeches with a deep, booming voice in support of the ruling Kim ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Yong Nam, a quintessential North Korean bureaucrat whose lifelong loyalty to the ruling Kim dynasty allowed him to serve as the country’s ceremonial head of state for two ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. FILE - Kim Yong Nam, head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, speaks with the ...
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