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East Asia
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…
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China Launched Satellite for Nigeria
Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2011 shows the track of a Long March-3B carrier rocket after lifting off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province,. China successfully sent a Nigerian communication satellite into orbit with its Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Center…
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East Asia
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…
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East Asia
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…
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East Asia
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.”…
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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>
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Video on South-North Korean Summit in 2000
<Youtube> This film is about Chairman Kim Jong-il welcoming President Kim Dae-jung on 13 June 2000. Kim Jong-il said, “Thank you very much for coming. It is very nice to see you as promised.” Kim Dae-jung said, “Thank you very much for your warm welcome.” news@theasian.asia
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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…
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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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