Seoul’s declassified files reveal how world powers doubted North Korea’s Kim Jong-il, US diplomat called him ‘goofy’
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry released the newly declassified diplomatic files of 1994 on Friday, and they reveal that major ...
‘Accidental Tyrant’ Review: The Unlikely Rise of Kim Il Sung
Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality ...
‘Goofy’: declassified 1994 files show how world powers doubted North Korea’s Kim Jong-il
Newly released files show experts from the US and Russia were sceptical he could hold onto power in the wake of his father's ...
The haunting 6 AM sound that wakes up North Korea; know what it is
At 6 AM in Pyongyang, the haunting tune 'Where Are You, Dear General?' plays, a symbol of the regime's control. This song, ...
31 rare photos of Kim Jong Un and his family
The Kim family has ruled North Korea since 1948. Photos show Kim Jong Un's relatives, from his grandfather to his daughter, ...
Forget about alarms: What North Koreans hear every morning at 6 AM will haunt you
Pyongyang wakes to the tune of Where Are You, Dear General?, a song believed to be composed by Kim Jong Il. Played since 2008 ...
North Korea's tallest building is an abandoned hotel that has never hosted a single guest. Take a closer look at the 'Hotel of Doom.'
At 1,080 feet, North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings in the world.