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 ...
Kim Il-sung (L), and his late father, Kim Jong-il, at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang. Kim Jong-un visited the site on Dec. 17, 2024, to mark his father's 13th death anniversary.
The Friday event in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square featured uniformed paramilitary brigades. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a Russian military song-and-dance ensemble and officials from Beijing ...