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Supreme Court upholds acquittal of activist who sent letter praising late North Korean leader

The Supreme Court has confirmed an acquittal of the head of an inter-Korean exchange group who sent a letter praising the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il when he was alive and a condolence wreath after his death more than a decade ago.

2025.12.31

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, fifth from left, and other senior officials from the ruling Workers' Party and military pay tribute to the late Kim Jong-il in a visit to Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang as the North marks the 14th anniversary of the former leader's death. Kim Jong-un visited at midnight on Dec. 16, state-run media reported. [KOREAN CENTRAL TELEVISION]

Kim Jong-un visits family mausoleum for anniversary of father's death

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the mausoleum housing the bodies of the country’s ruling Kim family to pay tribute to his late father, Kim Jong-il, on the 14th anniversary of the former leader’s death, state media reported on Wednesday.

2025.12.17

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Statues of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, left, and Kim Jong-il, the founder's successor and son [YONHAP]

North Korea calls for loyalty to its leader on founder's death anniversary

North Korea called for continued loyalty to leader Kim Jong-un as it marked the 31st anniversary of the death of his grandfather and state founder Kim Il-sung, according to state media on Wednesday.

2025.7.9

Ko Yong-hui, the late mother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is pictured with son Kim Jong-chul and daughter Kim Yo-jong. [BUNGEI SHUNJU]

'Who was Kim Jong-un’s mother?': Journalist searches for answers in new book

There’s not much publicly known about the mother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. She wasn’t part of the ruling Kim family’s sacred revolutionary bloodline. She rarely appeared in state media. And then, she vanished.

2025.7.1

North Koreans visit the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung, left, and Kim Jong-il on the occasion of the Lunar New Year in this image provided by the Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 30. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]

North Korea begins celebrations for late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday

North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by opening a commemorative photo exhibition, according to state media on Tuesday.

2025.2.4

China-based travel agency opens bookings for tours to North Korea's Rason set for this month

A China-based tour agency specializing in North Korean tours has opened bookings for travel programs to North Korea's northeastern city of Rason, scheduled for February through April, its website showed Monday.

2025.2.3

A scene from “APT.KP” parody music video uploaded on YouTube on Oct. 31. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Parody of Rosé's 'APT.' satirizing Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong goes viral online

As the duet hit song "APT." by K-pop girl group Blackpink member Rosé and U.S. pop star Bruno Mars gains popularity, a parody music video using deepfakes of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his sister went viral.

2024.11.10

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and senior officials visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Saturday, to pay tribute to his late father, Kim Jong-il, as the country marks the 12th anniversary of the former leader's death, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency on Sunday. The mausoleum also enshrines the mummified body of Kim Il-sung, the current leader's late grandfather and national founder. [YONHAP]

North Korean leader Kim marks 12th anniversary of father's death

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has marked the 12th anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong-il by visiting a mausoleum where the father's body lies in state, the North's state media said Sunday.

2023.12.17

A photo released on Friday by Pyongyang's state-controlled Rodong Sinmun shows the launch of what state media called a new Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile the previous day. [NEWS1]

Chinese boat collides with Coast Guard after pursuit by North Korean patrol vessel

The incursion of a North Korean sea patrol that crossed the inter-Korean maritime border in the Yellow Sea on Saturday in pursuit of a Chinese fishing vessel led to a minor collision between a South Korean Coast Guard patrol and the Chinese boat.

2023.4.16

North Korean officials pay tribute Tuesday to late leader Kim Jong-il in front of his statue in Samjiyon, Ryanggang Province, in this photo released by state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Kim Jong-un celebrates 80th of late father near Mount Paektu

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a celebratory gathering near Mount Paektu to mark the 80th birthday anniversary of his late father Kim Jong-il, according to the regime's state media Wednesday.

2022.2.16