Kim Jong-il

Poster from previous Pyongyang International Film Festival.
Culture
What a Westerner found at a North Korean Film Festival
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visits the “Pyongyang Baby Home and Orphanage” on New Year's Day, in this photo released by the government-run Korean Central News Agency.
Arts
In between the crass jokes, ‘The Interview’ got a lot right about North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visits a pharmaceutical factory, in an undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on November 8, 2014.
Justice
Is Kim Jong-un going to be charged with crimes against humanity?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a display at a military air show with Air Force officers in May 2014.
Global Politics
Kim Jong-Un is back! Who cares?
People attend a mass rally against "U.S. Imperialists" at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang June 25, 2014.
Global Politics
Two Americans went to North Korea as tourists — now they’re both going on trial for ‘hostile acts’
An employee works with documents at the Russian State Archives.
Global Scan
From Russia with smut: Inside the Soviet Union’s porn collection
Global Scan
How ‘Kim Jong-Ale’ bought a brewery in Scotland and rebuilt it in North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang April 9, 2014.
Global Scan
Kim Jong Un is not impressed by your discount haircuts
Global Scan
A teenage defector from North Korea grew up believing Kim Jong-il could read her mind
Rodman in North Korea
Global Politics
So what’s wrong with Rodman’s basketball diplomacy? Plenty, says a former ambassador
Jang Song-thaek in army uniform standing with his nephew and North Korea's top leader, Kim Jong-un, at a military parade in Pyongyang (February of 2012).
Global Politics
What comes next after North Korea has a top official put to death?
The moment of Jang Song Thaek's arrest, after he was denounced in the middle of a party meeting.
Global Politics
Execution challenges North Korea’s friendship with China
The moment of Jang Song Thaek's arrest, after he was denounced in the middle of a party meeting.
Global Politics
A top official in North Korea is arrested for ‘dreaming different dreams’
Global Politics
North Korea’s angry rhetoric better viewed with understanding, than comedy
Global Politics
South Korea backs off speculation that North preparing for nuke test, but tensions remain
Global Politics
North Korea rages over U.S.-South Korea military exercise
North Korea conducts third nuclear test in challenge to global community
Global Politics
Reports: North Korea agrees to suspend some nuclear activities in exchange for food aid
South Korean soldiers on edge as mourning continues for Kim Jong-il
As North Korea mourns, leaders try to tie Kim Jong-un to his grandfather
Comedians bid farewell to Kim Jong Il, a popular foe
South Korea on alert as North Korea mourns passing of Kim Jong Il
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies
Grandson of North Korean leader makes waves by attending Bosnian high school
Global Politics
North Korean defectors can’t join South Korea’s army
Business, Economics and Jobs
Documentary Glimpses at the North Korean Film Industry
Conflict & Justice
Love and Defection in North Korea
Conflict & Justice
Beneath the Rhetoric, Why North Korean Nuclear Threats Actually Pose a Problem for the US
Conflict & Justice
What’s in North Korea’s Military Arsenal?
Global Politics
Seeing the World from North Korea’s Perspective
Global Politics
North Korea Rattles its Saber
Global Politics
Dennis Rodman Visited the ‘Hermit Nation’ and You Can Too
Conflict & Justice
North Korea’s Nuke Blast Tests China’s Resolve
Global Politics
North Korea: Government Struggles to Keep Tech Genie in the Bottle
The Onion: From Fake Sexiest Man Alive to Real News
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Comrade Kim Goes Flying’: A North Korean Rom-Com
Global Politics
British Diplomat Rides Roller Coaster with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
Global Politics
North Korean Supreme Leader’s Secret Wedding
Arts, Culture & Media
From North Korean Propagandist to Satirist in Exile: The Work of Song Byeok
Arts, Culture & Media
How Andy Borowitz Channels North Korean Leader on Twitter
Global Politics
North Korean Announces Nuclear Moratorium; Gets US Aid in Exchange
Top of the Hour: North Korea Flexes Missile Muscle, Morning Headlines
Friday Follow: Kim Jong-il’s Funeral, New Year’s Resolutions
Arts, Culture & Media
South Korean Military Watchful of Changes in North
Global Politics
A Moment of Silence for Kim Jong-il
Top of the Hour: Kim Jong-un Declared ‘Supreme Leader’ in North Korea, Morning Headlines
Global Satire
North Korea Under Kim Jong-un
Top of the Hour: North Korea Mourns for Kim Jong-il, Morning Headlines
North Korea Holds State Funeral for Kim Jong-il
The ‘Great Successor’ Poised to Rule North Korea
Kim Jong-il’s Pop Culture Eulogy
Global Politics
Why Some See Business Opportunities with New Leadership in North Korea
Top of the Hour: Kim Jong-un Consolidates Power in North Korea, Morning Headlines
Arts, Culture & Media
Cartoon: The Death of Kim Jong Il
Global Politics
Atmosphere Tense Between Korean States After Kim’s Death
Global Politics
China Marks the Passing of Kim Jong Il
Top of the Hour: Kim’s Body Lies in State in North Korea, Morning Headlines
North Koreans Mourn Kim Jong-il
The World Loses Another Super Villain
Conflict & Justice
North Korea In Mourning