Kim stamps out memory of his first loveAugust 9th, 2009 MOSCOW - A lonely grave in Moscow marks the resting place of the film star who was the first love of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-il, and the mother of his eldest son. She lies a few yards from the graves of Josef Stalin's son Vassily and his wife, in the Troekurovskoe cemetery on the outskirts of the Russian capital.
News report says Kim Jong Il likely convalescing at NKorean seaside villa, young son in chargeJuly 5th, 2009 Report says NKorea's Kim convalescing by the seaSEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been living at an east coast villa since mid-May and is likely convalescing after reportedly suffering a stroke last year, a newspaper said Sunday citing U.S. and South Korean intelligence.
Report: North Korea's Kim puts youngest son in charge of spy agencyJune 24th, 2009 Report: Kim Jong Il puts son as head of spy agencySEOUL, South Korea — The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has taken charge at the country's spy agency to prepare him to inherit the leadership of the communist nation from his father, a news report said Wednesday. Kim told senior officials of the State Security Department in March to "uphold" his 26-year-old third son, Kim Jong Un, as head of the agency, while doling out foreign-made luxury cars to the officials as gifts, Seoul's Dong-a Ilbo newspaper reported.
Beijing denies reports of Jong-il's younger son's secret China visitJune 17th, 2009 BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Ministry has claimed that it has no clue about North Korean leader Jong-il's youngest son's reported "secret" visit to China. "We have no knowledge of such a visit," the China Daily quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, as saying at a regular press briefing.
North Korea creating global tensions to facilitate hereditary power transferJune 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - North Korea is launching missiles, testing nuclear devices and whipping up global tension so that its ailing supreme leader, Kim Jong Il, can create conditions for a "hereditary transfer of power," according to a top South Korean defence official. Many analysts say that the elder Kim, who is 67 and suffered a stroke last summer, is trying to distract North Koreans from the collapsed economy and continuing food shortages to make a security-based case for giving power to his young son.
English mum dumps her 6 kids, flees with eldest son's palJune 10th, 2009 LONDON - A 36-year-old English woman, whose six children belong to four different men, has now fled with her son's 18-year-old best pal. Debbie Mallinson is said to have moved in with baby-faced Adam Caban in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Report: Man believed to be NKorean leader's son thinks succession reports 'true'June 9th, 2009 Report: Oldest son speaks on NKorean successionTOKYO — A man believed to be the eldest son of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Il said in an interview aired Tuesday he thinks reports that his youngest brother will become the communist country's next leader are true. "Well, I hear the news by media.
North Korean leader gobbles live fish with gustoJune 3rd, 2009 LONDON - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has been revealed to have a passion for live fish, which he devours with gusto morning, noon and night. The 68-year-old tyrant is said to wash them down with fine French wines and brandies, even though two million of his subjects have died of starvation already.
North Korean heir has superb physical gifts, is a big drinker and never admits defeatJune 3rd, 2009 BEIJING - Kim Jong-un, the youngest son and designated heir of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il, it seems, is a splitting image of his father. A Globe and Mail report on the young man, who is set to inherit control of a nuclear-armed state, quotes a book as sayingthat he is an avid skier, a fan of retired basketball player Michael Jordan and movies starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and a heavy drinker, like his dad.
North Korean leader's youngest son to succeed himJune 2nd, 2009 SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has designated his youngest son Kim Jong Un as his successor, South Korean lawmakers were told Tuesday. Members of South Korea's National Assembly and intelligence community were informed by the government of "such ongoings (of succession), and that they (the North Koreans) make loyalty pledges to Kim Jong Un", opposition lawmaker Park Jie Won was quoted as saying by the Yonhap news agency.
North Korea's Kim Jong Il taps 26-year-old son as future successor, reports sayJune 2nd, 2009 Reports: N. Korea Kim's son is named successorSEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Il's youngest son — a 26-year-old who reportedly enjoys skiing and studied English, German and French at a Swiss boarding school — was named North Korea's next leader in an announcement to top ruling party, government and military officials, a South Korean lawmaker and newspapers said Tuesday,
The announcement naming Kim Jong Un to eventually succeed his father was sent after North Korea's May 25 nuclear test, the Hankook Ilbo newspaper reported, citing unnamed members of South Korea's parliamentary intelligence committee briefed by the spy agency. However, there were no signs Kim intended to step down anytime soon.
Report: Kim Jong Il's 3rd son assigned to post, sign of being groomed as next NKorean leaderApril 26th, 2009 Report: Kim Jong Il's 3rd son assigned to postSEOUL, South Korea — The third son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been assigned to the country's all-powerful National Defense Commission, a possible sign that he is being groomed as his father's successor, a news report said Sunday. Kim, who has ruled the nuclear-armed North with absolute authority since his father's death in 1994, has three known sons by two women but has not publicly anointed any of them as his successor.
Report: Son of NKorea's Kim assigned to powerful defense commission, sign of succession planApril 26th, 2009 Kim Jong Il's son elevated to defense postSEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest son has reportedly been named to the powerful National Defense Commission, an appointment analysts said indicates the 26-year-old is being groomed to take power. Kim Jong Un speaks English, likes basketball — and is said to look and act just like his father.
Kim Jong-il promotes youngest son, grooming as successor: ReportApril 26th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea's communist leader Kim Jong-il has promoted his youngest son to a key post, in a possible sign of grooming him as a successor, South Korean media reports said Sunday. The secretive family dynasty has ruled the nuclear-armed north of the peninsula since 1948, with increasing speculation at the health of the 67-year old Kim Jong-il, who is believed to have suffered a stroke.
Report: Son of NKorea's Kim assigned to powerful defense commission, sign of succession planApril 26th, 2009 Report: Son of NKorea's Kim given defense postSEOUL, South Korea — The third son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been assigned to the country's all-powerful National Defense Commission, a possible sign that he is being groomed as his father's successor, a news report said Sunday. Kim, who has ruled the nuclear-armed North with absolute authority since his father's death in 1994, has three known sons by two women but has not publicly anointed any of them as his successor.
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