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 ...

When the fire broke out, the mother was reportedly unable to save the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital.

In the North April 15 is known as the Day of the Sun, 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 flyover coincided with the 113th birthday of Kim Il Sung. South Korea and the US conducted aerial drills. They aim to deter North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

PYONGYANG, June 20. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been awarded with the Kim Il Sung Order, North Korea’s higher state decoration, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

North Korea threatened retaliation on Thursday after the United States flew long-range B-1B bombers over South Korea during a joint training exercise. The drill took place on Tuesday, which North ...

Tuesday’s flyover of the U.S. bombers could draw an angrier response because it happened when North Korea was marking a key anniversary — the 113th birthday of state founder Kim Il Sung ...