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Successor receives envoys, U.K. diplomat in Pyongyang reports
Foreign diplomats in North Korea have been received by North Korea’s anticipated leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-un at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace as people paid their respects to Kim Jong-il, a British diplomat in Pyongyang said Tuesday. Barnaby Jones, first secretary at the British Embassy in Pyongyang said he joined other foreign diplomats on invitation from the Pyongyang, government at the mausoleum in the North Korean capital where the deceased leader was laid out. “Kim Jong-un was receiving di
Dec. 20, 2011
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Heir leads tribute to Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un seen commanding party, government and military leadersThe body of North Korea’s deceased leader Kim Jong-il was revealed in Pyongyang through state TV on Tuesday, while grief-stricken North Koreans broke down in tears in the streets.Kim’s third son Jong-un, the heir apparent, paid respect to his father while top military and Workers’ Party officials held the ceremony at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where Kim Il-sung’s embalmed body has been kept since his death in 1994.The disclosur
Dec. 20, 2011
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China’s president visits N. Korea embassy
BEIJING (AFP) - China’s President Hu Jintao visited the North Korean embassy in Beijing on Tuesday to offer his condolences on the death of Kim Jong-il, the official Xinhua news agency said.China is North Korea‘s closest ally, and just hours after the announcement of Kim’s death on Monday, Beijing said it would work with Pyongyang to ensure the “peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and the region.”Analysts say China is likely to strengthen support for its impoverished, nuclear-armed neigh
Dec. 20, 2011
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South Korea offers consolation to North Korean people
Seoul not to send mourning delegation for Kim’s funeral Will allow only widows of former President Kim and Hyundai Asan chairman Chung to attendSouth Korea on Tuesday decided not to send its government mourning delegation to the funeral of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il slated for Dec.
Dec. 20, 2011
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NKorea media shows images of Kim Jong Il in coffin
PYONGYANG (AP) -- Streams of mourners, including heir Kim Jong Un, passed by the open coffin of longtime ruler Kim Jong Il on Tuesday, his body covered with a red blanket, his head laid on a white pillow, state media showed.The coffin of Kim Jong Il, who died of a heart attack on Saturday, was surro
Dec. 20, 2011
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U.S. calls on North Korea to meet nuclear obligations
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The White House said on Monday it hoped the new North Korean leadership would live up to its obligations to end the reclusive state‘s nuclear program, following the death of Kim Jong-il.“We hope that the new North Korean leadership will take the steps necessary to support peace, prosperity and a better future for the North Korean people including ... acting on its commitments to denuclearization,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney.Carney said in the aftermath of Kim’s dea
Dec. 20, 2011
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U.N. slams North Korea rights record after leader’s death
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) ― The U.N. General Assembly on Monday condemned human rights abuses in North Korea but U.N. leader Ban Ki-moon vowed to maintain international aid for the country after the death of Kim Jong-il.The 193-nation assembly passed the condemnation of the North by 123 votes to 16, with 51 abstentions. It was a record vote in favor but China, a key ally of the north, was among countries to oppose the resolution.A single North Korean diplomat was in the assembly and later refuted the
Dec. 20, 2011
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S. Korea expected to rethink budget for N.K. cooperation
South Korea may have to reconsider its cross-border cooperation budget strategy following the sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, sources said Tuesday.The reassessment is necessary because Seoul is financially unprepared to handle sudden developments in the North that could require the injection of substantial funds, according to the sources.In 2011, the government set aside a little over 1.01 trillion won ($861.5 million) to support inter-Korean cooperation, with slightly more than
Dec. 20, 2011
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Southern activists to send anti-Kim leaflets to North
Anti-Pyongyang activists in South Korea said Tuesday they would float leaflets denouncing North Korea’s late leader Kim Jong-Il across the tense border. The North Korean defectors and other activists will on Wednesday launch balloons carrying 200,000 leaflets lambasting the ruling Kim dynasty, Park Sang-hak, one of their leaders, told AFP.Park and others have regularly sent leaflets calling for the ousting of the Kim regime, sparking anger from Pyongyang.The reclusive communist state, which tigh
Dec. 20, 2011
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Seoul may scrap plans for border Christmas lights
South Korea will reconsider plans to light Christmas decorations along the border owing to the recent developments in North Korea, Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Tuesday.Speaking to the National Assembly’s defense committee, Kim said that the ministry plans to “reconsider the plans as they are not suitable for the current situation,” referring to the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Dec. 17. While the ministry will reconsider related plans, the religious organizations behind the d
Dec. 20, 2011
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Experts see key role for Kim’s guardians
Late leader’s brother-in-law Jang may be critical; N.K. media hails Jong-un as ‘honorable’ leaderNorth Korea experts raised a set of scenarios regarding how the communist state’s governing system will change amid growing uncertainties stemming from the demise of Kim Jong-il.One of the most likely scenarios is the third-generation transfer of power to his third son and heir apparent Jong-un will be completed with his so-called guardian group in the military and the ruling party backing him.But ex
Dec. 20, 2011
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[NEWS ANALYSIS] What now for six-party talks?
North Korean nuclear talks could be resumed earlier than expected: expertsJust hours before the announcement of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death, Washington and Pyongyang had nearly reached an agreement on U.S. aid for the famine-stricken state in exchange for North Korea’s suspension of its nuclear program.AP reported on Sunday that the U.S. would hold a bilateral talk soon with North Korea to discuss providing 20,000 tons of nutritional assistance per month for a year, to push North Kor
Dec. 20, 2011
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N. Korea's rejection of foreign delegations raises questions about stability
North Korea's decision to not welcome foreign delegations to the funeral of former leader Kim Jong-il has some analysts in South Korea speculating about instability in the North, with the abrupt death of Kim heightening the uncertainty surrounding his untested heir-apparent.North Korea declared a 13
Dec. 20, 2011
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French doctor confirms Kim had stroke in 2008
PARIS (AP) _ A French neurosurgeon confirmed Monday that Kim Jong Il had a debilitating stroke in 2008, and described secretly treating the reclusive dictator while the North Korean public and world remained unaware of his condition.Dr. Francois-Xavier Roux _ speaking to The Associated Press on Mond
Dec. 20, 2011
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N.K. tests missile in East Sea before announcing Kim’s death
North Korea test fired a short-range missile on the east coast hours before the death of its leader Kim Jong-il was announced on Monday.According to local news reports, the South Korean government confirmed that North Korea conducted a missile test around 8 a.m.The number and type of missile fired was not confirmed. The exercise, however, is thought to be unrelated to the death of Kim Jong-il.“The event is an issue the (South Korean) military has been tracking, and it is thought to be unrelated
Dec. 19, 2011
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China expresses condolences on Kim Jong-Il: Xinhua
BEIJING (AFP) ― China on Monday offered its “deep condolences” on the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, a foreign ministry spokesman said.“We are shocked to learn that DPRK top leader comrade Kim Jong Il passed away and we hereby express our deep condolences on his demise and send sincere regards to the DPRK people,” foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said.China is a neighbor and close ally of the isolated Stalinist state, whose official media announced on Monday that its leader h
Dec. 19, 2011
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Washington weighs N. Korea policy after Kim’s death
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration is warily watching developments on the Korean peninsula after the death of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il and may postpone decisions on re-engaging the reclusive country in nuclear talks and providing it with food aid, U.S. officials said Sunday.The administration had been expected to decide on both issues this week, possibly as early as Monday, but the officials said Kim’s death would likely delay the process. The officials spoke on condition of anon
Dec. 19, 2011
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Australia urges calm
SYDNEY (AFP) ― Australia on Monday said it was critical governments exercised calm and restraint after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, while urging Pyongyang to engage with the global community.The North’s state media, in a shock announcement, reported Monday that the 69-year-old Kim died of a heart attack Saturday while on board a train during one of his field trips.Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said nuclear North Korea was the single most armed military zone anywhere in
Dec. 19, 2011
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North Koreans rally around heir Kim Jong-un
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) ― North Korea on Monday urged its 24 million people to rally behind 20-something heir-apparent Kim Jong-un as the nation mourned the death of supreme leader Kim Jong-il.South Korea, meanwhile, put its military on high alert, while people in the streets of Pyongyang broke into tears as they learned the news that Kim had died at the age 69 of heart failure. The United States said it was in close contact with allies South Korea and Japan.The North’s official Korean Centr
Dec. 19, 2011
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N.K.-U.S. talks likely to be delayed
North Korea and the United States are highly likely to delay bilateral nuclear talks set for this week in Beijing, following the report of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death, a senior Seoul official said Monday. “In the wake of the North Korean leader Kim’s death, it would be difficult for the two sides to hold the talks in Beijing this week,” the official at Seoul’s foreign ministry said on the condition of anonymity.Pyongyang and Washington are set to hold the third round of meetings on T
Dec. 19, 2011