Kim Jong Il

As David Moyes licks his wounds, a victim of his predecessor’s success, Channel 4 News would like him to take heart – there are many who have been forced to live in the shadow of “giants”.

Kim Jong-un, leads North Korea in marking the anniversary of his father’s death, only days after the execution of his powerful uncle, Jang Song Thaek.

From the outside, Kim Jong-un appears to have cemented his control – but tales from defectors suggest there is more dissent and revolt in North Korea than meets the eye.

New satellite images show North Korea is extending the size of its prison camps and mistreating its own people on a massive scale under Kim Jong-un, a new report by Amnesty claims.

China’s Communist party newspaper hails a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the “sexiest man alive” – which was actually a spoof.

According the state propagandists in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (or North Korea to the rest of us), this year was going to be big and glorious. So it was rather surprising to see an official admission of failure from the state’s news agency this morning.

US President Barack Obama warns that North Korea’s plans for a rocket launch next month will increase the reclusive state’s isolation.

Following scenes of public grief at his funeral, thousands of North Koreans mark the memorial service for Kim Jong-il on Thursday in scenes of sombre silence.

North Korea stages a huge funeral for former leader Kim Jong-il, as his people take to the streets once more to pay their respects to the “dear leader”.

Residents of North Korea are mourning the death of their “dear leader”, Kim Jong-il, after the 69-year-old suffered a heart attack on a train at the weekend.

John Sparks observes Pyongyang’s propaganda machine fail to mask a country in the midst of abject famine.

North Korean residents are increasingly seeking to flee the country – by making a perilous 3,000-mile journey to the Thai border. Channel 4 News Asia Correspondent, John Sparks reports.

North Korea says it will attack its southern neighbour if South Korea goes ahead with a live-firing drill on the disputed maritime border.

New documents released by Wikileaks suggest there has been a major shift in China’s position on North Korea, with cables appearing to show it is ready to accept reunification with the South.

South Korea’s President brands North Korea’s artillery attack on a west coast island a “crime against humanity,” and vows to retaliate against any further aggression from the North.