Don't take Kim lightly

'North Korea could choose to go China's way by selectively opening up the economy, but Kim does not seem enthused by the idea.''Getting Pyongyang to give up the nuclear programme may be the best......

Planet Earth's most brutal ruler

Whom will North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un kill next, and how? Image: North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un watches a drill by the Korean People's Army. Photograph: Reuters Tales of Kim Jong-un's......

N Korea executes Kim's uncle; calls him 'worse than a dog'

In any oppressive regime, if you challenge the supreme leader, you stop existing -- literally. This happens even if you are Jang Song Thaek, the second-most powerful person in secretive North......

Sinking hopes in the Korean peninsula

As it stands now, the ChonAn incident will perhaps come to pass without a major fallout. However, as and when young Kim Jong Un ascends to power in North Korea a period of greater assertiveness may......