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Kim's last gift to North Korea: loads of fish

Dec 24, 2011

North Korea`s flag is flown at half-mast at the North Korean Embassy to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Beijing, China, Friday. (AP-Yonhap)(AP) — The people of North Korea's capital have received a special gift from recently deceased leader Kim Jong Il: loads and loads of
Analysis: What's the plan if North Korea collapses?

Dec 24, 2011
N. Korean kindergarteners mourn Kim's death: KCNA

Dec 23, 2011

North Korean television showed scenes of kindergarteners weeping and crying as they mourned the death of the country's late leader Kim Jong-il but they appeared mobilized by the communist regime, analysts in Seoul said Friday.North Korea announced through its media Monday that the 69-year-old leader
N.K. to accept all funeral delegations from South

Dec 23, 2011

North Korea said Friday that it would accept all South Korean delegations to mourn the death of its leader Kim Jong-il, a move that could spark conflict as Seoul has decided to allow only a select number of groups to attend his funeral.On its official website, “Uriminjokkiri,” the North also upbraided the South for its restriction on civilian condolence delegations to Pyongyang for the funeral on Dec. 28, calling the decision “unacceptable, inhumane and barbaric.”“We will respectfully accept all
‘North Korea may resume nuke game in 2012 spring’

Dec 23, 2011

WASHINGTON/HAWAII (Yonhap News) ― North Korea is likely to restart its typical nuclear gambit in the spring after digesting the death of its leader and taking time for the new power structure to solidify, according to a group of North Korea experts.The North may conduct another nuclear test this spring under a game plan crafted under Kim Jong-il before his death and expected to be carried out by his third son, Kim Jong-un, they said at forum hosted by the East-West Center in Honolulu.“I don’t th
N. Korea welcomes S. Korea mourners, raps Seoul

Dec 23, 2011

North Korea will accept any South Korean delegations that want to express condolences in Pyongyang for the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, the North's official website said in a posting seen Friday. (Yonhap News)"A wide variety of people in South Korea are eagerly asking for a visit to express condolen
North Korea says it welcomes Hyundai chief for Kim’s funeral

Dec 22, 2011

North Korea has said it would welcome a trip to Pyongyang by the chairwoman of South Korea’s Hyundai Group for the funeral of leader Kim Jong-il, government and company officials said Thursday.The move came after South Korea sent a sympathy message to the North Korean people over Kim’s demise and allowed civilians and private organizations to send messages of condolence to the North.South Korea also said it will allow Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun and the family of late South Korean Pr
NKorea cites mysterious glow just before Kim death

Dec 22, 2011

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) _ North Korea says a fierce snowstorm paused and the sky began glowing red above sacred Mount Paektu just minutes before leader Kim Jong Il's death.State media say the ice on volcanic Lake Chon at the mountain in the far north cracked with a load roar.And in the city of H
Seoul’s nuclear envoy makes Beijing visit

Dec 22, 2011

Lim Sung-nam, the South Korean chief negotiator to the six-party talks, rushed to Beijing to meet his counterpart Wu Dawei on Thursday afternoon, raising hopes that efforts to resume the stalled six-party nuclear talks could gain momentum with the recent U.S.-North Korea contact in New York.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the two sides will assess the situation on the Korean Peninsula in the aftermath of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death and also have consultations on the fu
Carter offers condolences to N. Korea: report

Dec 22, 2011

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has sent condolences for the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and expressed a wish to visit the communist country, the North’s state media said Thursday.“In the message Jimmy Carter extended condolences to Kim Jong-un and the Korean people over the demise of leader Kim Jong-il,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.It said the message was sent on Monday, the same day that the communist state announced its longtime leader had died of a heart at
U.S. says it wants continued talks with N. Korea

Dec 22, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The U.S. government said Wednesday that it is willing to have a continued dialogue with North Korea on possible food aid and the resumption of the six-way nuclear talks even after the death of the communist nation‘s leader last week.North Korea and the U.S. had working-level discussions through the New York channel, which refers to Pyongyang’s mission to the United Nations, on Monday, soon after the secretive regime announced the sudden demise of Kim Jong-il, accordin
Pentagon says situation ‘calm’ on Korea peninsula

Dec 22, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The U.S. military has detected no unusual movements by the North Korean military after the death of the country‘s leader Kim Jong-il and the situation on the peninsula remains “calm,” the Pentagon said Wednesday.“We’ve not seen any unusual movements by the North Korean military. This appears to be a relatively smooth transition on the peninsula and we hope it stays that way,” press secretary George Little told reporters.There has been no change in the alert status for the 28,
Kim Jong-il’s body will likely be embalmed

Dec 22, 2011

North Korea’s Kim Jong-il ruled the country for 37 years, but his body is likely to last much longer.While Pyongyang has yet to disclose what will be done with Kim’s body, observers say that it is likely to be embalmed and interred at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, just as his father’s body was in 1994, as North Korea’s ruling class seeks to continue the idolization of the Kims.In preparing the body for long-term preservation, the body is completely drained of blood, and all organs are removed. E
N.K. proclaims start of ‘Kim Jong-un era’

Dec 22, 2011

Reclusive state indicates heir will rule based on teachings of his late fatherNorth Korea officially proclaimed the beginning of the Kim Jong-un era on Thursday, defining the third, youngest son of its late leader Kim Jong-il as “successor of its revolutionary undertakings and leader of its people.”An editorial on the front page of Rodong Sinmun, the official daily of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party, said he should steadfastly move forward on a path of the Juche (self-reliance) and military-f
N. Korea's new leader may not fully control military: lawmaker

Dec 22, 2011

The chairman of South Korean parliament's intelligence committee claimed Thursday that North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un may not be fully in charge of the country's powerful military. Kim Jong-un (Yonhap News)The assessment by chairman Kwon Young-se, a lawmaker of the ruling Grand National Party,