North Korea has unveiled a 'highly unusual' statue of its leader, Kim Jong Un. It is supposed to present the dictator as a smiling man of the people, according to analysts. The golden half-body ...

State-run TV broadcast images of the sculpture depicting Kim smiling with his right hand tucked in his coat pocket. Read more ...

But it has launched a debate about the young Kim Ju Ae's viability as the next leader for the country of 25 million - a dictatorship which has only ever been ruled by a member of the Kim family.

As Kim Jong-un brought North Korea’s ninth party congress to a close on Thursday, he did so with his 13-year-old daughter at ...

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said Pyongyang has no reason not to get along with the United States if Washington withdraws its hostile policy against the North, but ...

Kim Jong-un Declares South Korea Eternal Enemy, Threatens Collapse North Korean Leader Leaves Room for U.S. Dialogue While Fortifying Border, Threatening Preemptive Nuclear Strikes ...

For French Ambassador Philippe Bertoux, an avid hiker who enjoys exploring South Korea's mountains, the longstanding bond between Seoul and Paris is much like a long hike with a trusted friend that ...

The film “Days and Nights of Confrontation” depicts a plot to kill Mr Kim Jong Il. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Yoon Suk Yeol’s reckoning is the result of South Korea’s mammoth push to hold a head of state accountable for almost tearing up his nation’s democratic institutions.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition.

Yoon Suk Yeol, 65, was sentenced to life in prison over his short-lived power grab, which sent the Asian democracy into ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s ...