Air of North v Air of South
People gather in front of a bronze statue of Kim Il Sung in central Pyongyang to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 19, 2011(Left) and the same day, a citizen reads a newspaper reporting the death of Kim Jong Il in […]
KCTV Covers Kim Jong-il’s Death
Korean Central Television covered the death of Kim Jong-il in detail with its website www.kcna.kp. This website is not available in South Korea. Their breaking news on 19 December 2011, also the day to mark 100th anniversary of “Juche” was “Our dear father Kim Jong-il has passed away.” Before this, they had said […]
Video on South-North Korean Summit in 2007
North Korean people welcomes the former South Korean President Noh Moo-hyun and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at the South-North Korean Summit which held in 3rd October in 2007 in this video. North Korea’s official media, Korean Central Broadcasting Station’s explanation included in this 4 minutes and 29 seconds video. <Source=Youtube, Korean Central Broadcasting Station>
Kim Jong-un At the Centre of Attention
A South Korean watches TV news reporting on the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 19, 2011. (Photo: Xinhua) After the news on the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death had spread to the public on 19 December, Kim Jong-un, the official […]
Short Comment And Reaction on N Korean Leader Kim Jong-il
Artist Hwang Hee-cheol, one of the relatives of Hwang Jang-yop··· “It won’t be easy for veteran military to be loyal to the successor Kim Jong-un” “North Korean society will have some internal conflicts and won’t be that quiet” and “It’s uneasy for 60 and 70-year-old veteran military to be loyal to the 20-year-old Kim Jong-un” […]
Obama Reaffirmed US Strong Commitment
South Koreans watch TV news reporting about the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 19, 2011. Kim Jong Il passed away on Dec. 17, DPRK’s official KCNA news agency reported on Monday. U.S. President Barack Obama held a phone […]
Profile of Kim Jong-il
Feb. 1941 Born at Milyoung, Baekdu Mountain His father Kim Il-sung and mother Kim Jong-suk 1945 Back to settle in North Korea from the Soviet Union 1950-52 Went to China to study at the Jirin Academy Jul. 1961 Entered the Worker’s Party of Korea 1966 Central Committee Member Jun. 1973 Senior Manager of the Party’s […]
Pictures of the NK Leaders Unveiled
Pictures of the N Korean leaders unveiled The deceased South Korean pastor Moon Ik-hwan and his spouse and Park Yong-gil respectively took a picture with Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. AsiaN has recently obtained the promotional leaflet of Chilgol church in Pyeongyang. The top left photo of the leaflet is the scene of Moon Ik-hwan […]
Dear HE Muto Masatoshi, the Japanese Ambassador to Korea
Your Excellency, As the end of year approaches, everyone moves at a fast pace to wrap up the rest of the year. I would like to express my respect to you for putting much effort for developing amicable relations between Korea and Japan. I would like to ask you for your understanding for openly delivering […]
Bloodshed Continues in Syria
In spite of continuing violence between security forces and opposition forces, Syria held local elections on 12. Authorities said the vote had been freer compared to the past ones but turnout was expected to be very low. The opposition had called for a boycott and launched a general strike. Not many Syrian voters would risk […]
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