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Archive for December, 2011
N. Korea Says South’s President Blocks Better Ties
By Sangwon Yoon - Dec 31, 2011 North Korea warned that there would be no change in inter-Korean relations as long as Lee Myung Bak is South Korea’s president, accusing him of “unethical rowdyism” for his policies after the death of Kim Jong Il. Lee’s “madcap saber-rattling” along the demilitarized zone between the two countries and his decision to limit [...]
N. Korea Vows ‘Human Shields’ for Jong Un
By Sangwon Yoon - Dec 31, 2011 North Korea said it will begin an era of prosperity in 2012 by resolving food and power shortages, and called on the people to become “human shields” to protect new leader Kim Jong Un “unto death.” “The whole party, the entire army and all the people should possess a firm conviction [...]
Kim Jong Un Weeps by Father’s Hearse in Funeral Meant to Boost His Image
Bloomberg News | December 28, 2011 Kim Jong Un, successor to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, walked weeping alongside a hearse carrying the body of his father through the snow-covered streets of Pyongyang ahead of a national memorial service tomorrow that ends two days of mourning meant to bolster the new leader. A black limousine [...]
Kim Jong Un Plays Statesman for First Time as Delegation Visits From South
By Sangwon Yoon Businessweek | December 27, 2011 Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — Kim Jong Un got his first chance to play the role of North Korean statesman as a former first lady from the South and the chairwoman of Hyundai Group paid their condolences over the death of Kim Jong Il. Kim, thought to younger [...]
S.Korea Delegation Heads North as Kim Jong Un Elevated
By Sangwon Yoon and Jiyeun Lee | December 26, 2011 Hyundai Group’s chairwoman and a former South Korean first lady arrived in Pyongyang on a private visit as their government’s restrictions on condolences for the death of Kim Jong Il drew warnings of “unpredictable catastrophic consequences” from North Korea. Lee Hee Ho, the 89-year-old widow of former [...]
South Korea’s Top Spy Pressured to Quit After Learning Late of Kim’s Death
By Sangwon Yoon - Dec 21, 2011 6:35 PM GMT+0900 South Korea’s spy chief faces mounting pressure to quit after his agency failed to gather any intelligence on Kim Jong Il’s death before it was broadcast on North Korean television two days later. National Intelligence Service Director Won Sei Hoon should resign for his “unacceptable” ignorance [...]