Kim Yo Jong has been described as a mouthpiece for her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — and a potential successor.

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said during a press conference on July 28, reported by The Korea Times, ...

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed the United States’ stated intent to resume diplomacy ...

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, might be preparing his young daughter, Kim Ju-ae, to become his successor. Choe Sang-Hun, the ​Seoul bureau chief for The New York Times, analyzed North Korean ...

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rebuffed outreach by South Korea’s new liberal government, ...

In a statement carried by state media, Kim Yo Jong said she doesn’t deny the personal relationship between her brother and ...

While the U.S. seems to consider North Korea a low priority at the moment, South Korea has been bending over backward to win ...

The country appeared to signal an openness to talks, but said it must be recognized as a nuclear power and would not discuss ...

Kim Yo Jong admitted her brother’s relationship with Trump is “not bad,” but North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction aren’t ...

He said North Koreans are now expected to wear Kim Jong Un pins. Leif-Eric Easley, professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, said the wearing of Kim Jong Un pins isn ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides field guidance to the Ryuwon Shoes Factory in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on Jan. 21, 2015.

Five years later, Kim Jong Un took the helm in December 2011, less than a month shy of his 28th birthday, making him the world's youngest leader at the time.