Construction on the world’s ugliest building nears completionNearly a quarter-century after work on the Ryugyong Hotel began, the North Korean monstrosity is almost done
North Korea echoes China’s horrors under Mao Pyongyang’s funerary pomp and strategy of terror mirror the darkest days of its communist neighbour
Mourning ends in North Korea as Kim Jong-un declared ’supreme leader’Colossal memorial service and funeral procession for the late Kim Jong-il signifies smooth transition of power to Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un to head elite group of rulers in North Korea: ReutersMilitary pledges allegiance to deceased dictator’s son
North Korea’s enduring nightmareKim Jong Il’s death may allow Koreans to stir from the nightmare, but it won’t end it
Kim Jong Il: ’so ronery’To the West, the North Korean dictator was mostly a collection of stereotypes in a puppet movie