North Korean loyalty badges for the country's privileged class currently feature the two previous leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Plans are underway to add current leader Kim Jong Un to the ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st ...

The badges underscore Kim Jong-un’s elevation to the ranks of his grandfather Kim Il-sung and father Kim Jong-il, an analyst says Reading Time: 2 minutes Why you can trust SCMP ...

The small, thumb-sized metal and plastic badges, showing Kim's face or that of his father and predecessor, Kim Il-sung, are usually pinned to every North Korean's lapel. Advertisement.

Todor Merdjanov spent one month at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang in 2013. He wants more people to know what the country ...

North Korea is producing new badges featuring Kim Jong-un’s face as well as portraits of its former leaders, a local newspaper reported Wednesday.

Until recently, the common lapel pins had only depicted his father and grandfather, Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il. Israel National News Jul 2, 2024, 2:34 PM (GMT+3) ...

A new badge spotted in North Korea featuring late leader Kim Jong-il alongside his father Kim Il-sung is garnering attention as it appears to hoist the son to a similar level as the worshipped ...

Portraits of Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Il Sung are said to be mandatory in North Korea's public spaces — like train stations, schools, and hospitals — and millions of them line the city.

(Seoul, April 13, 2016) – As North Korea prepares to celebrate the birthday of the country’s late founder and perpetual president Kim Il-Sung on April 15, the world should urgently demand an ...

Biographies abound of Hitler, Stalin and Mao, but those of Kim are hard to come by: “Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader,” by Suh Dae-sook, was the last good one, published in 1988, six years ...