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East Asia
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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NK Leader Kim Jong-il Dead Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), passed away last Saturday at the age of 69 “from a great mental and physical strain,” the DPRK’s official KCNA news agency reported on Monday. Kim died “from a great mental and physical strain at 08:30 (2330…
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