One of the most surprising things learned about North Korea’s Kim Jong-il is his passion for movies, reportedly owning more than 20,000 videos and DVDs, and citing Elizabeth Taylor as one of his ...

When he died in December 2011, Kim Jong-il left behind more than a dynastic regime and a closet full of drab pantsuits. Jong-il, who ruled the hermetic North Korea from his father Kim Il Sung’s death ...

Choson Sinbo, the organ of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, highlighted the North Korean film “72 Hours”, released last year to commemorate the Korean War. The title refers to the ...