Kim Il-sung ruined the economy, hoarded power and saw his countrymen slaughtered, as Fyodor Tertitskiy’s Accidental Tyrant ...

Kim Jong Il’s presence continued to increase, and in the 1970s, Kim Il Sung started telling those around him that his son would take over the leadership role. In July 1972, the South and North ...

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Choi, who is the founder’s grandson. The consortium has accused ... issuance plan “not the wisest of decisions.” Image Kim Kwang Il is the partner at the private equity firm MBK Partners ...

By 1956, in the wake of the Korean War of 1950–53, North Korea’s founding leader Kim Il-sung had adopted this ... now stretching over seventy years to his grandson Kim Jong-un, as having ...

Korea remains divided. The North clings to poverty and missiles under Kim Il-sung’s grandson, while the South thrives under America’s umbrella. And the Soviet Union? It lives as a relic in ...

As she navigates her newfound youth, she becomes the center of attention in her grandson Ji-ha’s band and ... ‘The Chase’ is directed by Kim Hong-sun and stars veteran actors Sung Dong-il and Yun-Shik ...

Vietnam now courts American investors and tourists. Korea remains divided. The North clings to poverty and missiles under Kim Il-sung’s grandson, while the South thrives under America’s umbrella. And ...

Before defecting to South Korea in 1991, Ko was a diplomat in Pyongyang who served as an interpreter of French for the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung. Ko cited recent news reports from the ...

Kim’s emphasis on Chongryon is distinct from that of his father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il. In the early years of that ...

They included photos and videos of the idols in revealing outfits. Sung-cheol made his debut television role as Kim Young-cheol in Prison Playbook (2017). He is known for his roles in The Battle ...