South Korean president meets Pyongyang delegationAugust 23rd, 2009 SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak held talks with a visiting North Korean delegation here Sunday amid Pyongyang's latest conciliatory moves that show signs of easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, media reports said. A high-level North Korean delegation arrived here Friday to pay their last respect to late former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung who died recently.
North Korea to open up borders for South Korean touristsAugust 17th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Monday said it was reopening its borders for inter-Korean tourism projects with South Korea and to remove obstacles from the operation of a jointly-run business park, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reported. In a joint press release, Hyundai and North's Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, which runs inter-Korean business affairs, announced to "restore" passage for South Korean personnel to the Kaesong industrial park.
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.
Obama calls for robust enforcement of North Korea sanctionsJune 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak declared Tuesday that North Korea will not be rewarded for provocative threats and called for the robust enforcement of UN sanctions against the Stalinist state. Both leaders pledged to implement strong sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council Friday that included the interception of North Korean vessels suspected of carrying nuclear or missile related technology.
Biden: Essential that US, other countries enforce latest UN penalties against North KoreaJune 14th, 2009 Biden: Important to enforce NKorean sanctionsWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday committed the U.S. to enforcing new U.N.
North Korean leader's son is named 'Brilliant Comrade, a signal for taking over the reinsJune 12th, 2009 NKorean leader's son is 'Brilliant Comrade'SEOUL, South Korea — The youngest son of North Korea's authoritarian leader has been given the title of "Brilliant Comrade," a sign the communist regime is preparing the 26-year-old to succeed the ailing Kim Jong Il, a newspaper reported. The report came Friday as the U.N.
Eldest son confirms that Kim Jong Il's youngest son will succeed himJune 10th, 2009 TOKYO - The eldest son of Kim Jong Il, North Korea's supreme leader, has confirmed that his youngest brother, Kim Jong Un, 26, will succeed their father as the Head of State. Months of rumours and speculation were confirmed today when Kim Jong Nam, the first son of the country's "Dear Leader", told Japanese television that his half-brother, Kim Jong Un had been designated heir apparent.
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.
A look at key family members of North Korean leader Kim Jong IlJune 2nd, 2009 Key family members of North Korea's Kim Jong IlA look at key family members of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il:
— Kim Jong Un, 26: Youngest son. Studied English, French and German at International School of Bern in Switzerland.
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.
South Korean delegation in North Korea for talksApril 21st, 2009 SEOUL - A South Korean delegation reached North Korea Tuesday morning to participate in talks amid mounting tensions in the Korean Peninsula. 'The delegation has crossed the border,' a spokesman of South Korea's Unification Ministry said.
South Korea agrees for talks with North KoreaApril 19th, 2009 SEOUL - The South Korean government Sunday said that it has decided to accept Pyongyang's offer for holding inter-Korean talks next week. It will be the first governmental talks between South Korea and North Korea since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office in February last year.
North Korea places troops on combat alertMarch 9th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korean troops have gone on combat alert in response to annual US-South Korean manoeuvres, the country's official news agency reported. The North Korean Army's Supreme Command vowed massive retaliation against the US and South Korean forces if Pyongyang's land, sea or air spaces are violated during the military exercises.
North Korea scraps all accords with South KoreaJanuary 29th, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea has scrapped all political and military agreements with South Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported Friday. It denounced the South Korean government for pushing the inter-Korean relations to the brink of a war.
North Korean leader names son as successor: ReportJanuary 14th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has tapped his third son to be his successor and sent his nomination to the leadership of the ruling party, according to reports Thursday. The ailing communist leader 'delivered a directive around Jan 8 that he has named (Kim) Jong-un as his successor to the leadership of the Workers' Party,' South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted a well-informed source as saying.
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