North Korean citizens increasingly skeptical of Kim family, escapees say
Interviews with North Korean defectors to South Korea have suggested decreasing confidence in Supreme leader Kim Jong Un and ...
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Keeping up with the Kims: North Korea's elusive first family
Like a lot of things in North Korea, the details of Kim Jong-un's immediate family are murky. He is married to a former singer, Ri Sol-ju, who South Korean intelligence says gave birth to a third ...
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Ex-North Korea Diplomat Says Kim Has Caused Regime's 'Downfall'
"North Korea's diplomacy is all about serving the Kim family system and preserving its existence," Ri said at a forum hosted by the South Korean parliament on Monday, according to local media.
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A family's escape from North Korea through a minefield and stormy seas
Earlier this year, Mr Kim pulled off a seemingly impossible escape from North Korea. He fled by sea with his entire family - his pregnant wife, his mother, his brother's family, and an urn ...
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South Korea’s Changing Position on Kim Jong Un’s Daughter
Kim’s daughter also appeared at this event, her first appearance in 80 days. Interestingly, Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, was ...
North Korea’s Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised successful tests of two types of missiles as he ordered officials to ...
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North Korea’s Kim attends parade honoring grandfather
Kim Il Sung’s birthday is the most important national holiday in North Korea, where the Kim family has ruled under a strong personality cult since the nation’s founding in 1948. This week’s ...
Next U.S. president needs radical reset on North Korea policy
The next U.S. president must adopt a radical new North Korea policy centered on a human rights up front approach and the ...
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North Korea releases song praising leader Kim as ‘friendly father’
The Kim family dynasty that has ruled North Korea since its founding after World War Two have sought to strengthen their grip on power by building cults of personality around them. The release of ...
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Don’t Forget ‘Snow Pine’
Kim Jong-un, will visit South Korea this week, the first immediate member of the North’s ruling family ever to set foot in the South, officials said on Wednesday. (Full article here.) ...
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North Korea’s Dirty Money: How Room 39 Fuels Kim Jong Un’s Rule
Recently, North Korea has been seen exerting efforts to earn foreign currency, such as seizing the wages of overseas workers and even requiring service workers to hand over their tips to the ...
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Satellites uncover North Korea
A North Korean family poses in front of Kim Il-sung's statue This is a monument to North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, a massive 20-metre-high bronze statue. It stands on Mansu Hill in the capital and ...