Kim started attending Kim Il Sung Military University with his older brother Kim Jong Chol. Although his father, Kim Jong Il, hadn't formally declared an heir, Kim Jong Un was widely seen as his ...

Kim Jong Il repeatedly emphasised Kim Jong Un’s boldness while stating that Kim Jong Chol was too gentle to be a successor.” According to Mr Ri’s account, most secretary-level cadres of the ...

Though it's typical for the eldest son to become the heir to the title of Supreme Leader, his older brothers — Kim Jong Chol and his half-brother Kim Jong Nam — were bypassed in favor of Kim ...

North Korea has never formally announced who would succeed Kim Jong-un as supreme leader if he is incapacitated. With few known details about his young children, analysts say his sister and party ...

Kim Jong-nam’s vocal criticism of his brother’s ascension to power in North Korea poses an early challenge to the new leader – and puts China in a tricky position.