DPRK People Mourn in Beijing
Nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in China mourn the death of DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il at the DPRK embassy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia
NK Reveals the Body of Kim
In this photo provided by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s official KCNA news agency, the body of DPRK’s top leader Kim Jong Il lies in the bier at the Kumsusan Memorial in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 20, 2011.<Photo: Xinhua/KCNA> news@theasian.asia
Kim Jong-un Pays Respects to His Father
In this photo released by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s official KCNA news agency, the body of DPRK’s top leader Kim Jong Il lies in the bier at the Kumsusan Memorial in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 20, 2011. Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), […]
NGOs sharply divided
The NGOs of Korea have expressed different views about the death of Kim Jong-il. Especially, the issue of offering condolences is dealt in an extremely different way. Left-wing NGOs such as PSPD and Nanummunhwa gave condolences but right-wing NGOs such as NRU and CUBS had a fairly negative attitude to condolences. PSPS released a […]
Analyses of the Korean Media
<graphic=Cho Ha-neul> How do the Korean media view the news of Kim Jong-il’s death? We have looked at the features and analyses of the major media on 20th, the next day. Chosun Ilbo Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Han Sung-ju wrote a column titled ‘Leadership vacuum of North Korea’ and said, “The death of […]
P’yang Mourns Kim Jong-il
People leave after mourning the passing away of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, on Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Zhan> news@thesian.asia
China, Telegraphic Condolence to NK
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) meets with Pak Myong Ho, charge d’affaires of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Embassy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 19, 2011. Yang Jiechi conveyed messages of condolence from the Central Committee of the Communist Part of China (CPC), the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, the State […]
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 […]
People Gather in front of Kim Il Sung Statue
People gather in front of a bronze statue of Kim Il Sung in central Pyongyang to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 19, 2011. The whole city of Pyongyang sank into deep sorrow on Monday following the announcement of the […]
Pyoungyang Sank into Deep Sorrow
People gather in front of a bronze statue of Kim Il Sung in central Pyongyang to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 19, 2011. The whole city of Pyongyang sank into deep sorrow on Monday following the announcement of the […]
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