Kim Jong-Il

Speculation mounts over heir for North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

3 Jan 2013

North Korea’s next dynastic succession may have been secured, with new TV images of leader Kim Jong-un’s wife suggesting that Pyongyang’s first lady recently gave birth.

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North Korea's Kim Jong-il angry over dam project before fatal heart attack

25 Dec 2012

North Korea’s late leader lost his temper because of sloppy work on a crucial power station before he suffered a fatal heart attack a year ago, a South Korean newspaper said on Tuesday.

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Images suggest North Korea leader’s wife pregnant

17 Dec 2012

The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared on state television on Monday looking heavily pregnant and fuelling expectations of an imminent addition to the ruling Kim dynasty.

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North Korea mourns late leader Kim Jong-il

17 Dec 2012

North Korea on Monday mourned the death one year ago of leader Kim Jong-il, with its rocket scientists taking pride of place at a special memorial ceremony led by his son and successor Kim Jong-un...

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North Korea marks first anniversary of late ruler’s death

16 Dec 2012

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un led thousands of officials in a triumphant memorial service for his late father and ex-ruler Kim Jong-il, days after a long-range rocket launch, state TV showed on...

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Defiant North Korea holds rally as it vows more launches

14 Dec 2012

Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans held a mass rally on Friday to celebrate the nuclear-armed state’s rocket launch, as its youthful leader vowed new launches in defiance of US-led outrage.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Briefs, December 6, 2012

A Malaysian court overturned the homicide conviction of a policeman who sprayed machine gun fire at a fleeing teenaged motorist, killing the boy and stoking anger over police brutality. Malaysia's...

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North Korean spy receives four-year jail sentence

A South Korean court handed down a four-year jail sentence on Wednesday to a convicted North Korean spy who was involved in a bid to maim the eldest son of the North’s late leader Kim Jong-il.

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Kim Jong-un's exiled nephew says the North Korean leader is a 'dictator'

Kim Jong-il's teenage grandson has labelled his uncle, North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, a "dictator" in an interview offering a rare glimpse into the world's most secretive ruling dynasty.

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KOREAS

North Korean ‘spy’ charged over Kim Jong-nam hit-and-run plot

South Korean prosecutors have filed formal spying charges against a North Korean man involved in a bid to maim the eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, a report said on Tuesday.

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EAST ASIA

New North Korean leader seeks official trip to ally China

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seeking an ice-breaking trip to key ally China next month to meet its outgoing and future leaders, a source with ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said yesterday.

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Kim Jong-un keeps the world guessing

A leadership change in a nation's military should not be cause for concern. However, North Korea is no ordinary country, making the key appointments and demotions of the past week a matter of...

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