The Kim family has ruled North Korea since 1948. Photos show Kim Jong Un's relatives, from his grandfather to his daughter, Kim Ju Ae.

His grandfather Kim Il Sung was the first, and he started an unusual dynastic succession. Photos show how the mysterious, powerful family has ruled the country for decades.

It was during Kim Il Sung’s rule that North Korea began actively pursuing a nuclear program, laying the groundwork for what would become a central pillar of its strategic doctrine.

It is rare for Kim Jong-un to be placed at the center, as the family is typically portrayed in generational order, from Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong-un, in these murals.

Kim Il-Sung is the ‘darkest figure in all of Korea’s history’ , according to Seoul-based scholar and author Fyodor Tertitskiy. With access to archives from Japan, China and Russia ...

Kim Nam Hee and Jung Sung Il will be making special appearances in tvN’s upcoming short drama "Road to Surgeon" (literal title)! “Road to Surgeon” is a ...

Kim Jong-un sits captivated. Leaning forward with binoculars raised, the North Korean dictator watches tanks manoeuvring over sandy terrain and troops rappelling down from helicopters ...

North Korea, meanwhile, remains ruled by the Kim dynasty: first by Kim Il Sung, then his son Kim Jong Il, and now his grandson, Kim Jong Un. Macias’s search for identity would later take her to Madrid ...

“There can be little doubt,” writes Fyodor Tertitskiy, that Kim Il Sung “is the darkest figure in all of Korea’s history.” If this Lord of Darkness has any competition at all, it comes ...

Russia and China, now key partners of the North, took contrasting steps in dealing with Kim Il-sung’s death in 1994, according to the dossier.