North Korea says it will hold its biggest political meeting in a generation, amid speculation that leader Kim Jong Il is about to name his younger son as successor – a move that would take the ...

North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way For the first time in decades, North Korea is set to hold a Workers' Party Conference -- as early as this weekend. Observers say North Korea's ailing ...

In a photo provided by his government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter are shown at the site of a missile launch at Pyongyang International Airport.

If North Korean leader Kim Jong Un intends for his tween daughter to be his successor, then he is wise to begin promoting her now, says Robert Kelly of Pusan National University.

The secretive nature of succession means that no one outside its highest elites know who could replace Kim Jong Un if he resigns or dies in office.

The South Korean Supreme Court’s ruling dispels uncertainty​ over Lee Jae-yong’s leadership as the tech giant faces ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un restated he “unconditionally” supports all Russian actions as it wages war in Ukraine, as he ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea holds its biggest political meeting in decades Tuesday, amid intense speculation that members of leader Kim Jong Il's family will assume key positions in the ...

Born in Japan, she did not belong to the revolutionary Paektu bloodline, a central pillar in North Korea’s mythologized leadership narrative ... reportedly due to tensions surrounding succession ...

Ms. Chun has reported on North Korea for nearly two decades for JoongAng Ilbo, one of South Korea’s biggest newspapers. SEOUL — For more than six months, Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea ...

North Korean state media has started showing Kim Jong Un’s young daughter by the leader’s side, triggering speculation about the country’s succession plans.

More Korean Central News Agency There is precedent for official introductions of members of North Korea's first family to be linked to the succession of its leadership.