Crucially, Carter came up with a deal where North Korea would stop its nuclear activity, allow IAEA inspectors back into its reactors, and eventually dismantle Yongbyon's facilities. In return, the US ...

PYONGYANG, June 20. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been awarded with the Kim Il Sung Order, North Korea’s higher state decoration, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by ...

It is also represented on the Order of Kim Il Sung. The Order, which was instituted in 1972, is the DPRK's highest distinction. The Pyongyang-based famous stadium seating 150,000 outwardly ...

North Koreans laid floral tributes at the statues of founding father Kim Il Sung and his son, Kim Jong Il, to mark the Lunar New Year.

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 ...

North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by ...