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  1. North Korean army cashes in on exports to China
    Sydney Morning Herald logo Sydney Morning Herald 7 hours ago

    SEOUL: North Korea's military has grabbed nearly complete command of the state-run economy and staked out a lucrative trade in mineral sales to China to make money for its supreme commander, Kim Jong-il. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

  2. Kimmie visits power plant, farm
    Rantburg 16 hours ago

    SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited a newly constructed power plant and a farm in the southern area of the country, along with Workers' Party officials, the state's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Saturday. Full Article at Rantburg

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago
    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the newly-built Mt. Myohyang Recreation Ground in North Pyongan province.

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the newly-built Mt. Myohyang Recreation Ground in North Pyongan province. View Photo »

  4. Fragile, worsening health, long drawn-out economic collapse and growing political instability in North Korea indicate that the Kim Jong-il regime is drawing to an end
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Kim Jong-il SOURCE: International Business Times 1 week ago
  5. Report: NKorea's Kim Jong Il fires top TV official
    Ynetnews logo Ynetnews 16 hours ago

    North Korea's Kim Jong Il recently fired his top TV official for airing a series of advertisements, apparently out of concern that the commercials represented too much influence of capitalism, a news report said Sunday. Full Article at Ynetnews

  6. TV boss sacked as Kim Jong-il bans ads
    The Daily Telegraph logo The Daily Telegraph 17 hours ago

    STATE television in communist North Korea has abandoned capitalist-style commercials after leader Kim Jong-il expressed his anger, a news report said. Full Article at The Daily Telegraph

  7. North Korea's Kim cancels TV ads: report
    Hindustan Times logo Hindustan Times 17 hours ago

    State television in communist North Korea has abandoned capitalist-style commercials after leader Kim Jong-Il expressed his anger, a news report in Seoul said on Sunday. Full Article at Hindustan Times

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago
    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Huichon Silk Mill in Noth Korea's Jagang province.

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Huichon Silk Mill in Noth Korea's Jagang province. View Photo »

  9. At the meeting, comrade Hu Jintao asked Choe Thae-bok to convey his invitation to General Secretary Kim Jong-il to visit China at a time convenient to him
    SOURCE: ABC News 1 week ago
  10. Kim Jong-Il Bodyguards
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  11. Kim Jong Il visits new power plant
    United Press International logo United Press International 1 day ago

    PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has visited a new power plant and a farm in the south of the country, official media reported Saturday. Full Article at United Press International

  12. Kim Jong-Il calls for scientific farming to increase crop production
    Xinhua logo Xinhua 1 day ago

    PYONGYANG, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong-Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has called for scientific farming to increase crop production to solve a current food shortage problem, official news agency KCNA reported on... Full Article at Xinhua

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  1. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the newly-built Mt. Myohyang Recreation Ground in North Pyongan province. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the newly-built Mt. Myohyang Recreation Ground in North Pyongan province.

    View Photo »
  2. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Huichon Silk Mill in Noth Korea's Jagang province. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Huichon Silk Mill in Noth Korea's Jagang province.

    View Photo »
  3. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Youth Electric Complex at Huichon city in Noth Korea's Jagang province. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Youth Electric Complex at Huichon city in Noth Korea's Jagang province.

    View Photo »
  4. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il posing with staff of the Youth Electric Complex at Huichon city in Noth Korea's Jagang province. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il posing with staff of the Youth Electric Complex at Huichon city in Noth Korea's Jagang province.

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  5. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Huichon University of Technology in Noth Korea's Jagang province. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Huichon University of Technology in Noth Korea's Jagang province.

    View Photo »
  6. this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

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  7. this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

    View Photo »
  8. this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (centre L) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (centre L) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

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  9. this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 24, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) inspecting a newly-built pig farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

    View Photo »
  10. This undated picture, released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 21, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il inspecting the newly-built apartment houses in Mansudae Street in Pyongyang. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    This undated picture, released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 21, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il inspecting the newly-built apartment houses in Mansudae Street in Pyongyang.

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  11. This undated picture, released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 21, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il inspecting the newly-built apartment houses in Mansudae Street in Pyongyang. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    This undated picture, released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 21, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il inspecting the newly-built apartment houses in Mansudae Street in Pyongyang.

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  12. South Korean conservative activists shout slogans next to portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    South Korean conservative activists shout slogans next to portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009.

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  13. South Korean conservative activists shout slogans with placards showing pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    South Korean conservative activists shout slogans with placards showing pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009.

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  14. South Korean conservative activists shout slogans with placards showing pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    South Korean conservative activists shout slogans with placards showing pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009.

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  15. South Korean conservative activists burn a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (C) during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    South Korean conservative activists burn a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (C) during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009.

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  16. South Korean conservative activists shout slogans next to portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    South Korean conservative activists shout slogans next to portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009.

    View Photo »
  17. South Korean conservative activists burn portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    South Korean conservative activists burn portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009.

    View Photo »
  18. South Korean conservative activists burn a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

    South Korean conservative activists burn a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul denouncing the North's launch of missiles on October 13, 2009.

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  19. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 10, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visiting the newly-built North Hwanghae Provincial Art Theater. North Korea marks the anniversary of its ruling communist party. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 weeks ago

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 10, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visiting the newly-built North Hwanghae Provincial Art Theater. North Korea marks the anniversary of its ruling communist party.

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  20. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 10, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visiting the Migok Co-op Farm in Sariwon. North Korea marks the anniversary of its ruling communist party. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 weeks ago

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 10, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visiting the Migok Co-op Farm in Sariwon. North Korea marks the anniversary of its ruling communist party.

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  21. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 10, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visiting a store at the Migok Co-op Farm in Sariwon. North Korea marks the anniversary of its ruling communist party. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 weeks ago

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 10, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visiting a store at the Migok Co-op Farm in Sariwon. North Korea marks the anniversary of its ruling communist party.

    View Photo »
  22. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 10, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visiting the Migok Co-op Farm in Sariwon. North Korea marks the anniversary of its ruling communist party. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 weeks ago

    This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 10, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il visiting the Migok Co-op Farm in Sariwon. North Korea marks the anniversary of its ruling communist party.

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  23. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a mine at the Komduck mine district in South Hamkgyong province, North Korea, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA May 21, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a mine at the Komduck mine district in South Hamkgyong province, North Korea, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA May 21, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken.

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  24. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (L) visits the newly built Seojung middle school at Rakwon county, South Hamkyong province, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA April 30, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (L) visits the newly built Seojung middle school at Rakwon county, South Hamkyong province, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA April 30, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken.

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  25. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the SeoJoong Middle School in Nakwon county, South Hamgyeong province, in this undated picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency April 29, 2009. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the SeoJoong Middle School in Nakwon county, South Hamgyeong province, in this undated picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency April 29, 2009.

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This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 25, 2009 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Huichon Silk Mill in Noth Korea's Jagang province.

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  1. Fragile, worsening health, long drawn-out economic collapse and growing political instability in North Korea indicate that the Kim Jong-il regime is drawing to an end
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Kim Jong-il SOURCE: International Business Times 1 week ago
  2. At the meeting, comrade Hu Jintao asked Choe Thae-bok to convey his invitation to General Secretary Kim Jong-il to visit China at a time convenient to him
    SOURCE: ABC News 1 week ago
  3. They were really shocked watching how the Americans destroyed Iraq's tanks
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Kim Jong-il SOURCE: Rantburg 4 weeks ago
  4. We heard that Premier Wen believed Kim Jong-Il was in pretty good health. He managed the interactions, was engaged very actively
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  5. North Korea is in a dilemma ... It does not want markets, but can't get rid of them either.
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Kim Jong-il SOURCE: CBC News 1 month ago
  6. It adds to the calculus, let's say, of [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad and [North Korean leader] Kim Jong Il
    SOURCE: CBC News 3 weeks ago
  7. Kim Jong Un has in the past months got great popularity among the younger representatives within the army, within the party, as opposed to the old guard ... Here, we can see a sort of brewing conflict, which at the moment is not visible, but within the elite they probably detected some signs of interest...
    SOURCE: Southern California Public Radio 1 month ago
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