Sources: BBC
North Korean state media says that Kim Jong-un has been formally elected as the General Secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, inheriting the title from his late father Kim Jong-il, who died in 2011. 2021-01-10
North Korea says it will accept all South Korean delegations wishing to pay respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il. 2011-12-23
North Korea closes its border with China ahead of the funeral of former leader Kim Jong-il. 2011-12-21
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly visits Changchun in Northern China. 2011-05-21
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly visits China, the third such visit in a year. 2011-05-20
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's eldest son Kim Jong-nam says his father opposed the hereditary transfer of power, but did so to ensure stability. 2011-01-28
South Korean media report that two North Koreans have been executed in front of 500 spectators for handling propaganda leaflets floated across the border from South Korea, apparently as part of a campaign by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to tighten ideological control as he grooms his youngest son as eventual successor. 2011-01-24
A senior North Korean official, Yang Hyong Sop, confirms that Kim Jong-un will succeed his father Kim Jong-il in an interview with the Associated Press. 2010-10-8
South Korea's presidential office claims that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China for the second time this year. 2010-08-26
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il allegedly meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing. 2010-05-6