In this undated photo released on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 by Korean Central News Agency and provided on Wednesday, July 1,2009, by Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, 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 5 months ago

In this undated photo released on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 by Korean Central News Agency and provided on Wednesday, July 1,2009, by Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, attends the Hamhung Semiconductor Materials Factory and the Hamhung Branch of the State Academy of Sciences in Hamhung, North Korea.

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