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 […]
Editorials for Comparison
Major dailies of Korea have expressed different views according to their ideology and readership. Right-wing dailies <Chosun Ilbo> and <Joongang Ilbo> and left-wing dailies <Hankyoreh> and <Kyunghyang> are here for comparison. The titles of their editorials on 20 December are as follows. Chosun Ilbo “The fall of the Kim Il-sung – Kim Jong-il dynasty and […]
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
Saudi Hosts 32nd GCC Summit
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah (L) and Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said enter the meeting room before the opening of the 32nd Summit of the GCC Supreme Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 19, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Bo> news@theasian.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 […]
Burma Holds 4th GMS Summit
Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (L) meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during the 4th Summit of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS) in Nay Pyi Taw, Burma, on Dec. 19, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Song Zhenping> news@theasian.asia