North Korea has ordered its people in Libya not to return home, apparently out of fear that they will spread news of the anti-government uprisings in the African nation, a source said Sunday. In a letter sent to the North Korean embassy in Libya, Pyongyang ordered its people to "follow the measures of the Libyan government" and not return home, said the source familiar with North Korea affairs. ...

North Korea's parliament ended a closely monitored session Thursday without promoting ailing leader Kim Jong-il's heir-apparent son to another top post. There had been speculation that the 69-year-old leader could appoint his third son, Kim Jong-un, as a member of the powerful National Defense Commission in Thursday's session to bolster another hereditary power succession. The session was the f...

North Korea opened its parliament Thursday as speculation ran high over whether its ailing leader Kim Jong-il would name his youngest son to a post that would officially make him the reclusive state’s second most powerful person. Heir apparent Kim Jong-un was largely expected by outside observers to be further promoted to Pyongyang’s National Defense Commission during the meeting, a move that wi...

Author says father-to-son power succession in communist country likely to fail Although much is being said about reclusive North Korea’s likely next leader, few are familiar with Kim Jong-un’s personality and background, or how starving people in the North really feel about the third-generation power succession. Based on years of experience studying and reporting on North Korea, Ha Tae-keung au...

“Bingsu,” a popular summer ice dessert in South Korea, is to be sold on the streets of Pyongyang. With North Korea’s biggest holiday coming up soon, the city plans to open 100 bingsu vendors. April 15 is the birth date of the late North Korean founder and leader Kim Il-sung. The holiday is referred to as “the Day of the Sun” in the North. The year 2012 marks his 100th birthday. South Korea’s Yo...