SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has ceased using its "juche," or self-reliance, calendar -- a system of year numbering symbolizing its late founder Kim Il-sung -- in what appears to be the ...

Several media outlets in one of the world's most isolated countries have stopped using the Juche calendar, providing now only Gregorian dates. Just days before, they had placed North Korea in the ...

Kim Jong-un's birthday is just another day in North Korea New year calendars recently published in North Korea make no mention of leader Kim Jong-un's birthday, six years after he rose to power.

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After not being part of the 2014 Formula One season, it was surprising to see the Korean Grand Prix on the calendar for 2015. However, the "TBC" next to the race didn't inspire too much confidence.

The anniversary is one of the biggest events in the North Korean calendar, and Mr Kim usually marks it by visiting the mausoleum where his grandfather lies. Mr Kim had never missed this event.

There have been other major political shifts within North Korea. The Juche (self-reliance philosophy) year has not been used since October 13. The Juche calendar, which began in 1912, the year of ...

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