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Heir leads tribute to Kim Jong-il

Dec 20, 2011

Kim Jong-un seen commanding party, government and military leaders The body of North Korea’s deceased leader Kim Jong-il was revealed in Pyongyang through state TV on Tuesday, while grief-stricken North Koreans broke down in tears in the streets. Kim’s third son Jong-un, the heir apparent, paid respect to his father while top military and Workers’ Party officials held the ceremony at the Kumsus...
China’s president visits N. Korea embassy

Dec 20, 2011

BEIJING (AFP) - China’s President Hu Jintao visited the North Korean embassy in Beijing on Tuesday to offer his condolences on the death of Kim Jong-il, the official Xinhua news agency said. China is North Korea‘s closest ally, and just hours after the announcement of Kim’s death on Monday, Beijing said it would work with Pyongyang to ensure the “peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and t...
South Korea offers consolation to North Korean people

Dec 20, 2011

Seoul not to send mourning delegation for Kim’s funeral Will allow only widows of former President Kim and Hyundai Asan chairman Chung to attend South Korea on Tuesday decided not to send its government mourning delegation to the funeral of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il slated for Dec. 28, while conveying “consolation” to the people in the communist state, Seoul’s unification minister said. ...
NKorea media shows images of Kim Jong Il in coffin

Dec 20, 2011

PYONGYANG (AP) -- Streams of mourners, including heir Kim Jong Un, passed by the open coffin of longtime ruler Kim Jong Il on Tuesday, his body covered with a red blanket, his head laid on a white pillow, state media showed. The coffin of Kim Jong Il, who died of a heart attack on Saturday, was surrounded by flowers, while two guards looked over his body. A giant red curtain covered a wall behin...
U.S. calls on North Korea to meet nuclear obligations

Dec 20, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The White House said on Monday it hoped the new North Korean leadership would live up to its obligations to end the reclusive state‘s nuclear program, following the death of Kim Jong-il. “We hope that the new North Korean leadership will take the steps necessary to support peace, prosperity and a better future for the North Korean people including ... acting on its commitment...
U.N. slams North Korea rights record after leader’s death

Dec 20, 2011

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) ― The U.N. General Assembly on Monday condemned human rights abuses in North Korea but U.N. leader Ban Ki-moon vowed to maintain international aid for the country after the death of Kim Jong-il. The 193-nation assembly passed the condemnation of the North by 123 votes to 16, with 51 abstentions. It was a record vote in favor but China, a key ally of the north, was among coun...
S. Korea expected to rethink budget for N.K. cooperation

Dec 20, 2011

South Korea may have to reconsider its cross-border cooperation budget strategy following the sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, sources said Tuesday. The reassessment is necessary because Seoul is financially unprepared to handle sudden developments in the North that could require the injection of substantial funds, according to the sources. In 2011, the government set aside a li...
Southern activists to send anti-Kim leaflets to North

Dec 20, 2011

Anti-Pyongyang activists in South Korea said Tuesday they would float leaflets denouncing North Korea’s late leader Kim Jong-Il across the tense border. The North Korean defectors and other activists will on Wednesday launch balloons carrying 200,000 leaflets lambasting the ruling Kim dynasty, Park Sang-hak, one of their leaders, told AFP. Park and others have regularly sent leaflets calling fo...
Seoul may scrap plans for border Christmas lights

Dec 20, 2011

South Korea will reconsider plans to light Christmas decorations along the border owing to the recent developments in North Korea, Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Tuesday. Speaking to the National Assembly’s defense committee, Kim said that the ministry plans to “reconsider the plans as they are not suitable for the current situation,” referring to the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il...
Experts see key role for Kim’s guardians

Dec 20, 2011

Late leader’s brother-in-law Jang may be critical; N.K. media hails Jong-un as ‘honorable’ leader North Korea experts raised a set of scenarios regarding how the communist state’s governing system will change amid growing uncertainties stemming from the demise of Kim Jong-il. One of the most likely scenarios is the third-generation transfer of power to his third son and heir apparent Jong-un wi...
[NEWS ANALYSIS] What now for six-party talks?

Dec 20, 2011

North Korean nuclear talks could be resumed earlier than expected: experts Just hours before the announcement of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death, Washington and Pyongyang had nearly reached an agreement on U.S. aid for the famine-stricken state in exchange for North Korea’s suspension of its nuclear program. AP reported on Sunday that the U.S. would hold a bilateral talk soon with North...
N. Korea's rejection of foreign delegations raises questions about stability

Dec 20, 2011

North Korea's decision to not welcome foreign delegations to the funeral of former leader Kim Jong-il has some analysts in South Korea speculating about instability in the North, with the abrupt death of Kim heightening the uncertainty surrounding his untested heir-apparent. North Korea declared a 13-day mourning period through Dec. 29 from the day of Kim's death on Saturday, while stating it wi...
French doctor confirms Kim had stroke in 2008

Dec 20, 2011

PARIS (AP) _ A French neurosurgeon confirmed Monday that Kim Jong Il had a debilitating stroke in 2008, and described secretly treating the reclusive dictator while the North Korean public and world remained unaware of his condition. Dr. Francois-Xavier Roux _ speaking to The Associated Press on Monday _ described Kim's concerns for his future, the challenge of working under constant surveillanc...
N.K. tests missile in East Sea before announcing Kim’s death

Dec 19, 2011

North Korea test fired a short-range missile on the east coast hours before the death of its leader Kim Jong-il was announced on Monday. According to local news reports, the South Korean government confirmed that North Korea conducted a missile test around 8 a.m. The number and type of missile fired was not confirmed. The exercise, however, is thought to be unrelated to the death of Kim Jong-il...
China expresses condolences on Kim Jong-Il: Xinhua

Dec 19, 2011

BEIJING (AFP) ― China on Monday offered its “deep condolences” on the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, a foreign ministry spokesman said. “We are shocked to learn that DPRK top leader comrade Kim Jong Il passed away and we hereby express our deep condolences on his demise and send sincere regards to the DPRK people,” foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said. China is a neighbor a...

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