Almost all homes and public offices in North Korea must have portraits of Kim’s father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung but featuring that of the younger Kim hadn’t yet been a ...

photos released by Pyongyang’s state news agency KCNA on Wednesday showed the dictator’s portrait hung next to those of his father, Kim Jong Il, and grandfather Kim Il Sung. Large portraits ...

“Kim Jong Un’s portrait hung alongside those of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il is a clear message to the wider domestic public that he is now on the same level as the two late leaders,” said ...

A: Kim Jong Un is struggling with a huge dilemma. He was selected as the leader from among the relatives of Kim Il Sung, who are collectively referred to as the Mount Paektu bloodline.

the anniversary of the 1912 birth of the country´s founder Kim Il Sung, whose son Kim Jong Il succeeded him and grandson Kim Jong Un, the current leader, inherited power in turn. North Koreans ...