South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrives in Beijing Monday for an official visit that will focus on the North Korean leadership transition following the death last month of longtime President Kim Jong-Il. During his three-day stay, Mr. Lee is due to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabo, and other high-ranking officials. […]
North Korea Releases Documentary of Kim Jong Un’s Military Visit
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea has released a documentary film showing the country’s new leader Kim Jong Un visiting an elite tank division of the country’s large army. The documentary released Tuesday shows Kim Jong Un clapping as he walks past military personnel on New Year’s Day. It also shows him talking with a soldier and posing for […]
North Koreans Hold Massive Rally To Support New Leader
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
North Koreans took part in a massive rally in the capital, Pyongyang, Tuesday to show support for their country’s policies and new leader Kim Jong Un. Pumping their fists and chanting, tens of thousands of people beat drums and carried placards and large national flags as they paraded across Kim Il Sung Square. North Korean […]
North Korea Vows to Defend Kim Jong Un “Unto Death”
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
North Korean officials have pledged in their annual New Year’s message to make every effort to bring the country to prosperity and to defend its new leader Kim Jong Un. The message published Sunday by the state-run new agency KCNA comes a day after Mr. Kim was named the supreme commander of North Korea’s military […]
China Congratulates N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea’s young, new leader is getting a show of support from neighboring China. Chinese President Hu Jintao sent Kim Jong Un a congratulatory message, lauding Mr. Kim’s appointment as North Korea’s supreme military commander. The message, published on an official Chinese government website, said their is a deep tradition of friendship between the two […]
North Korea Officially Names Kim Jong Un Supreme Commander
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
North Korea has officially named Kim Jong Un as supreme commander of the country’s military forces, affirming his authority after his father’s death. The state-run Korean Central News Agency made the announcement Saturday. It said Kim Jong Il’s son and successor was given the title at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central […]
North Korea Officially Names Kim Jong Un Supreme Commander
Posted December 30th, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea has officially named Kim Jong Un as supreme commander of its military forces, affirming his authority after his father’s death. The state-run Korean Central News Agency made the announcement Saturday. It said Kim Jong Il’s son and successor was given the title at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee […]
North Korea Warns No Policy Changes Under New Leader
Posted December 30th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
North Korea warned rival South Korea and the rest of the world Friday that there would be no policy changes under new ruler Kim Jong Un. A day after Pyongyang ended official mourning for longtime ruler Kim Jong Il, the North’s powerful National Defense Commission sent a tough message to what it called “foolish politicians […]
North Korea Warns No Policy Changes Under New Leader
Posted December 30th, 2011 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
North Korea warned rival South Korea and the rest of the world Friday that there would be no policy changes under new ruler Kim Jong Un. A day after Pyongyang ended official mourning for longtime ruler Kim Jong Il, the North’s powerful National Defense Commission sent a tough message to what it called “foolish politicians […]
Prominent South Korean Democracy Activist Dies
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
South Korean news media report that a former leading South Korean democracy activist and prominent liberal politician, Kim Geun-tae, has died. Reports say Kim died Friday from a brain disease at the age of 64. Kim was known as a democracy activist during dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s. He was repeatedly jailed and tortured […]
