In this undated photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo Wednesday, July 1, 2009, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center left, attends the Hamhung Semiconductor Materials Factory and the Hamhung Branch of the State Academy of Sciences in Hamhung, North Korea. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

In this undated photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo Wednesday, July 1, 2009, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center left, attends the Hamhung Semiconductor Materials Factory and the Hamhung Branch of the State Academy of Sciences in Hamhung, North Korea.