North Korea is preparing its ceremonial farewell Wednesday to late leader Kim Jong Il, as the world watches for clues to future power brokers in the secretive, nuclear-armed nation. Pyongyang’s state media have, so far, given no details of the planned event, and foreigners are barred. But analysts expect the ceremony to be similar to […]
North Korea Critical of Seoul’s Response to Leader’s Death
Posted December 24th, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea is blasting South Korea’s decision to send only two groups to Pyongyang to pay respects to the late leader Kim Jong Il. A spokesman for the North Korean state office that handles cross-border relations warned Sunday that the action could trigger “unpredictable catastrophic consequences.” Pyongyang accused Seoul of preventing other South Koreans from […]
North Korea Hails Kim’s Son as ‘Supreme Leader’
Posted December 24th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea’s official news agency is giving the country’s new ruler a new title. The Korean Central News Agency called Kim Jong Un the “supreme leader of the revolutionary armed forces” in a dispatch late Saturday. The report said the “supreme leader” visited his father’s funeral bier with top military leaders and other top officials […]
North Korea Hails Kim’s Son as ‘Supreme Leader’
Posted December 24th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea’s official news agency is giving the country’s new ruler a new title. The Korean Central News Agency called Kim Jong Un the “supreme leader of the revolutionary armed forces” in a dispatch late Saturday. The report said the “supreme leader” visited his father’s funeral bier with top military leaders and other top officials […]
North Korea Hails Late Kim’s Son as ‘Supreme Commander’
Posted December 24th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
North Korea’s state media on Saturday hailed Kim Jong Un as “supreme commander” of the military, in a sign that the Stalinist nation’s second generational transition of power is going smoothly. It is the first time that one of the North’s official outlets has used the title supreme commander – a post held by his […]
North Korea Hails Late Kim’s Son as ‘Supreme Commander’
Posted December 24th, 2011 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
North Korea’s state media on Saturday hailed Kim Jong Un as “supreme commander” of the military, in a sign that the Stalinist nation’s second generational transition of power is going smoothly. It is the first time that one of the North’s official outlets has used the title supreme commander — a post held by his […]
North Korea Hails Late Kim’s Son as ‘Supreme Commander’
Posted December 24th, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
North Korea’s state media on Saturday hailed Kim Jong Un as “supreme commander” of the military, in a sign that the Stalinist nation’s second generational transition of power is going smoothly. It is the first time that one of the North’s official outlets has used the title supreme commander — a post held by his […]
North Korea Warns South to Respect Late Leader
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
North Korea accused the South Friday of an intolerable response to the death of supreme leader Kim Jong Il by expressing sympathy for the North Korean people, but deciding not to send a government delegation to Mr. Kim’s funeral next week. In a statement carried on the North’s official Web site, Pyongyang warned Seoul that […]
North Korea Ushers In Kim Jong Un Era
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea proclaimed the beginning of the Kim Jong Un era Thursday, describing the son of deceased leader Kim Jong Il as the “successor” of the nation’s revolutionary undertakings “and leader of its people.” An editorial in North Korea’s official newspaper Rodong Sinmun said Kim Jong Un should move forward on a path of self-reliance, […]
South Korea Urges Stability As North Korea Transitions
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
North Korea proclaimed the beginning of the Kim Jong Un era Thursday, defining the son of its late leader, Kim Jong Il, as “successor of its revolutionary undertakings and leader of its people.” North Korea’s official newspaper Rodong Sinmun said in an editorial Thursday Kim Jong Un should move forward on a path of Juche […]
