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N Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced.
Mr Kim, who has led the communist nation since the death of his father in 1994, died on a train while visiting an area outside the capital, the announcement said. He suffered a stroke in 2008 and was absent from public view for months. His designated successor is believed to be his third son, Kim Jong-un, who is thought to be in his late 20s. North Korea's state-run news agency, KCNA, urged people to unite behind the younger Kim. "All party members, military men and the public should faithfully follow the leadership of comrade Kim Jong-un and protect and further strengthen the unified front of the party, military and the public," the news agency said. A funeral for Kim Jong-il will be held in Pyongyang on 28 December and Kim Jong-un will head the funeral committee, KCNA said. The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul says Mr Kim's death will cause huge shock waves across North Korea, an impoverished, nuclear-armed nation with few allies. The announcement came in an emotional statement read out on national television. The announcer, wearing black, said he had died of physical and mental over-work. A later report from KCNA said Mr Kim had had a heart attack. South Korea's military has been put on alert following the announcement and its National Security Council is convening for an emergency meeting, Yonhap news agency reports. Asian stock markets fell after the news was announced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16239693 |
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So it looks like they opted for the son hat is not a big fan of disney world in the usa to take over.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's teenage grandson has been seen at a concert by one of South Korea's biggest pop stars, Rain, in Macau. Reclusive North Korea has been cracking down on South Korea's pop culture and other outside influences for years. But South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper - citing an unknown South Korean living in Macau - said the 14-year-old watched the concert there on June 27 with five South Korean friends who attend middle schools in Hong Kong and the city. The newspaper said Kim Jong Nam - the boy's father and the North Korean leader's eldest son bought the tickets worth about US$1,400 and allowed his son to invite his friends. North Korea's state-run media frequently warns that imperialists are trying to poison the country's ideals via pop culture. Kim Jong Nam had been the favorite to succeed his father but reportedly fell out of favour after being caught trying to enter Japan on a fake passport in 2001 to visit Tokyo Disneyland. His younger brother Kim Jong Un has reportedly been named as the North Korean leader's successor.
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Facebook accounts believed to belong to the North Korean leader's grandson have caused a stir in the South.
South Korean media discovered accounts thought to belong to Kim Han-sol, the 16-year-old son of Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-il's eldest son, on Saturday. According to reports, the posts revealed a teenager who said he was in favour of democracy and that his favourite film was "Love Actually". Photos showed Kim Han-sol with bleached blonde hair and dressed stylishly. He is now believed to have blocked public access to his social networking accounts after being bombarded with South Korean media attention, the Korea Herald reported. Romantic? Kim Han-sol's sense of fashion has provoked considerable interest in the South Korean media, with Facebook photos showing him wearing rimmed glasses, earrings and a pendant in the shape of a cross. A photo taken with a young woman has attracted interest because Mr Kim captioned it with the comment: "I'm going to miss you so much", a South Korean paper reported. The unidentified girl replied: "I love you too, yeobo." ''Yeobo'' is a term of endearment that husbands and wives in Korea use to address each other, the paper explained. And in one post, the teenager is said to have asked fellow students if they preferred democracy or communism - and said he preferred democracy. Kim Han-sol is believed to live with his father, Kim Jong-nam, in China and also in the former Portuguese territory of Macau. On Friday, the United World College in Bosnia said that he would be enrolling there as a student. The South Korean press also says it has discovered accounts belonging to Kim Jong-nam, who was passed over by his father as successor to the North Korean leadership. His page contained posts insulting his half-brother, Kim Jong-un, his father's chosen successor. The South Korean paper says Kim Jong-nam was posting under the name "Kim Chol", a pseudonym he uses for hotel reservations when travelling to Singapore and Hong Kong. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15165334 |
you didnt post a ref code to a north korean affiliate program!
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This could be very good or Very bad ... We will see how the new Regime is
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It will be interesting if they follow china and and develop a chinease style economy and system.
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They have clearly not opted for the 'western' son who likes disnyworld. it sounds like the son visits china and probably inspired by china. mabe it will bew more militery run now and the selected son is simply a spoksman. you never know, the country may in a few years be much different. lets face it, 20 years ago you could never imagine china was going to be as free as it is today and have a more capalist system than even the usa. |
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Tribute to the Great Fallen Leader See ya sukka! |
Just What the World Needs - An Inexperienced 3rd Generation Dictator? :helpme
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This could get strange...or not. :stoned ADG |
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Anderson Cooper ran a piece on WHO IS KIM JONG UN last year when his father declared him as his successor, and to be honest I think the kid is a war-mongering asshole with a chip on his shoulder ....
Yes, things are about to get really interesting .......... |
Goodbye, Dear Leader.
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