Kim Jong-un

It was the first time in 18 years that North Korea had been invited to the event.

Remaining servile inner circle gives erratic leader free rein say experts.

Pyongyang steps up loudspeaker broadcasts in tense inter-Korean border areas amid escalating tensions.

Republican US presidential candidate says Kim Jong-un deserves 'credit' for his style of command.

Show of force by US and South Korea comes in the wake of Pyongyang's nuclear test.

South Korea angered the North by blasting K-pop hits through loudspeakers on the militarised border.

South Korea blasts North Korea with a mix of K-pop and propaganda in retaliation for North's nuclear test.

Beijing mouthpiece blames 'hostile policies' for North Korea's defiance of global sanctions.

We look at strange – but possibly true – facts about one of the world's most secretive heads of state and his country.

The UN's 15-member council 'strongly condemns' Pyongyang's actions, but fails to agree on immediate measures.

The North Korean leader is constantly surrounded by employees who are either rapidly taking notes, laughing (for a reason that is usually unknown) or watching his every move

Many residents in Pyongyang cheered and applauded, some shed tears.

Japan has reportedly dispatched an aircraft to check for radiation following Pyongyang's nuclear detonation.

White House condemns North Korea for violations of UN regulations.

Pyongyang confirms its fourth nuclear test and insists it has 'legal right' to conduct them.

North Korean dictator struck rare conciliatory note urging open-minded talks with Seoul.

Senior Pyongyang official listed in a state funeral committee for Kim Yang-gon after two months of absence.

Kim Yang-gon was in charge of ties with South Korea and his death could leave a vacuum in cross-border dealings.

Pyongyang regime comes up with customised and highly-encrypted operating system, RedStar.

Pyongyang's rubberstamp Supreme Court gives life sentence to Hyeon Soo Lim.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urges country's banking officials to undertake 'revolutionary measures'.

Pyongyang's Moranbong Band members leave China cancelling all concerts scheduled to be held in Beijing.

Vice-ministers of the 2 countries expected to discuss border tensions and reunion of families.

Moranbong are to give three performances at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts.

Kim Jong-un claims his country has developed hydrogen bombs for its nuclear arsenal.

Israeli authorities admit supplying gold to reclusive North Korean regime prompting UN condemnation.

Satellite images showed construction of a test tunnel where country conducted three previous nuclear tests.

Pyongyang reportedly sidestepped UN sanctions by shipping it first to China through a fake trading firm.

Ko Yong-suk has enacted lawyers based in Seoul after remarks were made on South Korean TV

South Korean government source says there was no sign of successful launch of ballistic missile.