Washi Killed 957 Filipinos
Children play inside a school, which has turned into an evacuation center, after tropical storm Washi in Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines, on Dec. 20, 2011. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that as of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll from the typhoon stands at 957. Heavy downpour caused flooding and landslides […]
Hu Jintao Condoles at DPRK Embassy in Beijing
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L, front), also Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, goes to the embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Beijing to express condolences on the passing away of top DPRK leader Kim Jong Il, […]
NK Nationals Gather at Embassy in Beijing to Mourn Kim
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
DPRK People Shed Tears 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
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 […]
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