http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kim_Il_sungFind stories, videos, and photos about Kim Il-sung from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:26:59 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/kim.jong.il.appearance/tztop.kim.jong.il.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kim_Il_sung14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Kim Il-sung from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/kim.jong.il.appearance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/kim.jong.il.appearance/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's reclusive leader appeared in public Wednesday for the first time in months to commemorate the 15th anniversary of his father's death.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/nk.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/nk.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new satellite image shows North Korea's rocket in flight soon after its launch a few days ago, experts said.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nk.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nk.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextBy all accounts, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday, ignoring international warnings against doing so. The question is: Where's the payload?Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847361,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847361,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNorth Korea's official news agency says leader Kim Jong Il attended a soccer game in PyongyangSat, 04 Oct 2008 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843207,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843207,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSeparating fact from myth regarding North Korea's secretive Dear LeaderTue, 23 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/nkorea.kim/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/nkorea.kim/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's Kim Jong Il has remained one of the most mysterious leaders in the world.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/nkorea.dougherty.notebook/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/nkorea.dougherty.notebook/index.html#cnnSTCTextI thought I was prepared for North Korea. After all, I'd spent more than half my life studying, traveling to and living in the former Soviet Union as well as other Communist and post-Communist countries.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/oly.torch.relay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/oly.torch.relay/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Olympic torch arrived in Pyongyang, the capital of Communist North Korea, on Monday in the latest leg of its controversial global relay ahead of this year's Beijing Games in neighboring China.Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/cho.koreaviolinist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/cho.koreaviolinist/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn American orchestra performed a historic concert Tuesday in the communist state of North Korea -- one of the most secretive societies in the world. A group of 105 musicians made the journey to Pyongyang, but for one of them this trip was not just about music. It was about family history.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/19/korea.dmz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/12/19/korea.dmz/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt all starts on the sixth floor of the five-star Lotte Hotel, in the center of Seoul. After booking my place for Panmunjom Travel Center's Combined Tour, I show up at the agency office at 7:45 on a chilly Friday morning in December to begin my adventure. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/31/scenebyscene.graham.davis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/31/scenebyscene.graham.davis/index.html#cnnSTCTextI'm on the highest point of Pyongyang, and I've just done something shamefully cynical.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653130,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653130,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA unusual openness about the extent of damage wrought by torrential rains has some wondering whether Pyongyang is shedding its secretiveness Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641610,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641610,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFaced with the North's human rights abuseslike the abduction of Japanese citizens, many Koreans living in Japan are turning their longtime support away from PyongyangWed, 11 Jul 2007 13:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/nkorea.kim/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/nkorea.kim/index.htmlFor all the attention he is getting, North Korea's Kim Jong Il is one of the most mysterious leaders in the world.Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/nkorea.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/nkorea.nuclear/index.htmlHopes have been raised over North Korea's nuclear crisis after the announcement of a resumption of six party talks, news services report.Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/03/31/korea.discipline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/03/31/korea.discipline/index.htmlNorth Korea's home World Cup qualifier against Japan in June will not be switched to a neutral venue despite crowd trouble in midweek, the Asian Football Confederation have said.Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/02/11/the.brinksman/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/02/11/the.brinksman/index.htmlThe United States and North Korea appear to be heading down a familiar road, with tensions at a high level.Fri, 11 Feb 2005 23:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nkorea.facts/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/nkorea.facts/index.htmlNorth Korea is one of the world's most authoritarian and secretive nations, with an economy in dire straits after decades of mismanagement.Fri, 23 Apr 2004 02:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/04/16/kim/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/04/16/kim/index.htmlKim Jong Il has been portrayed as everything from a nuclear-armed egomaniac, to a cognac-swilling playboy with a bouffant hairdo, to a smart and skilled political player.Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76382/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76382/index.htmDaewoo Chairman Kim Woo-Choong, 55, is Korea's most frequent flier, spending about half his time chasing deals around the world. ''I can smell money everywhere,'' he says. But his most intriguing t...Mon, 04 May 1992 04:01:00 EDT