Official: North Korean delegation conveys leader Kim Jong Il's message to SKorean presidentAugust 23rd, 2009 NKorea conveys Kim Jong Il's message to SKoreaSEOUL, South Korea — An official says a high-level delegation from North Korea has delivered a message from leader Kim Jong Il to South Korea's president. Presidential spokesman Lee Dong-kwan says the delegation has conveyed Kim's message on progress on inter-Korean cooperation when they met the South's leader Lee Myung-bak on Sunday.
US national security adviser says Kim Jong Il appears in charge in North KoreaAugust 9th, 2009 National security adviser: Kim Jong Il in chargeWASHINGTON —President Barack Obama's national security adviser says it appears that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is still in charge. White House adviser James Jones says former President Bill Clinton passed no official messages and made no promises during his mission last week to bring home two American journalists last week.
Kim Jong-il pardons American journalists: ReportAugust 4th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has granted a special pardon to two American journalists held for illegally entering North Korea on a reporting tour, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported early Wednesday.
The agency quoted North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency as the source.
Bill Clinton meets North Korea's Kim Jong-il: ReportAugust 4th, 2009 SEOUL - Visiting former US president Bill Clinton Tuesday met North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang and conveyed a verbal message from US President Barack Obama, South Korea's state-run Yonhap news agency reported. Kim has hosted a dinner for Clinton at the state guesthouse, according to Radio Pyongyang and Korean Central Broadcasting Station.
North Korea's Kim Jong Il undergoing dialysis, says observerJuly 30th, 2009 DPA
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is receiving dialysis treatment due to his chronic renal failure, a North Korean watcher said Thursday here. Ha Tae Gyung -- who runs South Korea-based Open Radio for North Korea, which broadcasts into the totalitarian state -- said Kim's treatments began before his country conducted a nuclear test May 25.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il 'may only have months to live'July 10th, 2009 TOKYO - Kim Jong-il is seriously ill and is likely to be dead before the end of the year, The Telegraph quotes a source within the North Korean leader's own family, as saying. The latest speculation over the health of the reclusive Kim has been triggered by his appearance on state television on Wednesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the death of Kim Il Sung, his father and the man revered as the founder of North Korea.
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.
North Korean leader's chosen son visits China, says reportJune 16th, 2009 TOKYO - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's third son, Kim Jong Un, made a secret visit to Beijing last week to inform Chinese leaders that his father had chosen him as his successor, a leading Japanese daily said Tuesday. The younger Kim confirmed to Chinese President Hu Jintao that Kim Jong Il wanted him to take over as North Korea's supreme leader, Japan's Asahi Shimbun quoted Chinese and North Korean sources as saying.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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