1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

The Chinese win twice as many gold medals (32) as nearest challengers South Korea, with Japan third with 10. Read more at ...

Games closed in Harbin on Friday with hosts China dominating the medals table a year out from the Olympics and the ...

Games closed in Harbin on Friday with host China dominating the medals table a year out from the Olympics and the Philippines ...

South Korea's world-class skaters came ... honour to beat her at a big competition like this." North Korean figure skater ...

North Korea's defense ministry made the remarks a day after the USS Alexandria, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, arrived at the Busan naval base, some 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, to ...

North Korea closed its borders five years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and they have remained shut ever since.

Korea has submitted an official bid to host the Invictus Games, an international sports event for injured service members, in ...

N. Korea wins silver in pair free skating at Winter Asiad Yeom Tae-ok (top) and Han Kum-chol of North Korea perform en route ...

Some of the best and most accomplished NHL players of their era will retire without ever playing on the world’s biggest stage ...

North Korea has named two national players who won silver medals in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games mixed doubles event as among ...