The first tour is set to take place Feb. 12 to 18, when major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late ...

February 16, known as the "Day of the Shining Star" in North Korea, commemorates the birthday of Kim Jong Il, who died in ...

since assuming power after his father Kim Jong Il’s death in late 2011. Kim’s health is of crucial importance because of worries that the serious illness or death of a leader venerated with ...

Tour operators said in January that the North would reopen Rason, a city on the border with China, to foreign tourists, five ...

The leader of a Jewish delegation to North Korea in 2008 and 2009 says the transition period following Kim Jong Il’s death represents an opportunity for the West. WASHINGTON (JTA ...

North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by opening a commemorative photo exhibition, according to state media on ...