Kim Jong-il was born in 1941 in the Siberian village of Vyatskoye. He would follow his father Kim Il-sung as the second ...

This is in contrast with what appeared to be a lengthy grooming process undertaken by Kim Jong Il. In short, Kim 3 has only really been ... different set of faces round the table. So sit back, mourn, ...

Jae-Seung Lee: The Moment of Truth for the Two Koreas Kim ... Il's youngest son is about to be crowned the "Great Successor," but too many rivals are still around, writes Former Seoul bureau chief for ...

This month marks the 10th anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s ascent to power following the death of his father, the late Kim Jong Il ... develop weapons of mass destruction ...