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The fact remains that, beyond the cachet of his DNA, Kim Jong-un has no military or political heft.

Al Gore is back in the news today because President Obama is saying he might send him to North Korea to negotiate with Kim Jong-Il.

There was Kim Jong-il, known as the "Dear Leader" , and with him was his third son, Kim Jong-un.

North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il is thought to be ill and trying to ensure the succession of his youngest son.

"They clearly are interested in the region not spinning out of control, " he said, adding a reference to Kim Jong-il.

"By granting a title to his only sister, Kim Jong-il is trying to signal that he is prioritising the army, " Mr Choi said.

Kim Jong-il was one of the world's most reclusive and enigmatic leaders, presiding over a secretive and internationally isolated country.

ROK President Lee Myung-bak said he is willing to meet with DPRK leader Kim Jong Il to help the denuclearization of Korean peninsula.

But the effort was complicated by the fact that Jong had been registered by his father as a South Korean.

Washington is also concerned that Kim Jong Il is trying to present North Korea internationally as a declared nuclear-power.

He also stressed there was no sign of a detente from Pyongyang while Kim Jong-eun, the third son of Kim Jong-il, was being styled for power.

And yet such a dialogue is completely absent since Kim Jong-il's stroke.

Kim Jong Un has yet to be groomed to the extent that his father is ready to let him utter such a phrase.

But there was one area where we agreed: It was not in either of our interests to let Kim Jong-il have a nuclear weapon.

But he was careful to defer to his father, saluting the troops below only after Kim Jong Il began to raise his hand to do so.

Clinton had an hour and a quarter of talks with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, followed by a two-hour dinner with him.

Kim Jong Il came out to the Pyongyang airport to greet him, a rare sortie for North Korea's dictator even when he was less frail.

Indeed, the official North Korea news agency has already referred to Jong Eun as 'the great successor to the revolutionary cause. '

HE MAY be a few pixels short of a picture these days, but as an auctioneer North Korea's nuclear-capable Kim Jong Il is without peer.

Despite Kim Jong-un's position as a four-star general and the heir apparent to his father, he remains something of an enigma.

The account's third tweet says "Kim Jong-un's populist policy is nothing but a joke. "

Jong Eun sits in the front row of the group photo, with a military officer between him and his father.

The agency said the action appeared to be a routine test that was unrelated to Kim Jong Il's death.

Contrary to western media speculation, Kim Jong Il did not step down nor did he hand over any of his powers to his son.

This week, Beijing appeared to be cutting Pyongyang yet more slack by welcoming Kim Jong-il, North Korea's leader, for a secretive visit.

As yet there appear to be no images of Kim Jong-un to hang alongside the portraits of his father and grandfather around the capital.

Little is known about Kim Jong Un. This, a rare photo of him is a teenager. He is now in his late 20s.

But over time, Kim Jong-un has also begun to carve out his own leadership style, striving to come across as youthful and more pragmatic.

And its leader Kim Jong-un probably understand how it works with the United States or any of it allies would act.

The agency said the action appeared to be a routine test, unrelated to Kim Jong Il's death.

The death of Kim Jong Il also raises the question of who among those who served him will carry out his wishes after his death.

The unveiling of a new uranium enrichment facility this month could also have been part of an attempt to build Kim Jong-eun's power base.

Then, in case of Kim Jong Il's sudden death, he says, they will become "sort of prince-regent and princess-regent. "

Then, when Kim Jong Il was born, propagandists reported that the sky was filled with lightning and thunder, as well as a rainbow.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il did not attend the performance. Other senior North Korean officials were in the audience.

In rising through the ranks, Kim Jong-il's skills were chiefly used as a propagandist, a field in which he could indulge his love of cinema.

But the agreement begun to unravel in August, around the time leader Kim Jong Il is believed to have suffered a stroke.

Reading tabloids, playing mah-jong or striving to be a learned man, the choice lies with you.

Her sister is married to a government official in the capital, Pyongyang, she said, but neither is a fan of Kim Jong-il.

Succession is always a regime's most difficult challenge, and Kim Jong Un will have many obstacles to overcome when he tries to take power.

Kim Jong-il has now decided to call Seoul's bluff in an extremely risky attack that is in effect an act of war.

So I think this is going to be a long jong thing. Nobody can see how quickly but I would not bet on it finishing soon.

Before you know it, the ball has gone from Ri Kwang Chon to Hong Yong Jo to Jong Tae Se.

Kim has accelerated efforts to prepare a succession plan for his third son, Kim Jong Eun, to take power upon his death.

Indeed, Kim Jong-il appeared to have ruled over a country wracked by poverty and starvation.

But I'm beginning to worry about strategic patience when Kim Jong Il could die at any moment.

Even so, some diplomats speculate that he may be preparing for a succession of sorts, handing over to his third son, Kim Jong Un.

Regional experts say while that may solidify his path to succeed his father, for now there is no doubt that Kim Jong Il remains in charge.

Kim Jong Nam was long considered a favorite to succeed his father, until he was caught trying to enter Japan on a fake passport in 2001.

The point of engaging North Korea was to coax Kim Jong Il and his regime to behave better.

Unfortunately, the situation is only likely to worsen as "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il attempts to pass power on to his son, Kim Jong-un.

At the last congress, Kim Jong-il received the party titles that anointed him as heir apparent to his father, Kim Il-sung.

Meanwhile, the source said he felt that Kim Jong-un, with China's support, would eventually be appointed to lead the country.

He took over abruptly following the tragic death of Dr LEE Jong-wook and has kept things running smoothly.

But Kim Jong Il has now put his own son into a potential rivalry with his sister and brother-in-law, analysts noted.

North Korea's state media continued to issue eulogies of Kim Jong Il and plaudits of the new leader Kim Jong Eun on Wednesday.

Kim Jong-il inspects a cotton farm of the Korean People's Army's 1596 unit in an undisclosed place in North Korea.

Regional political analysts say those positions clearly set him on the road to succeeding his father, Kim Jong Il.

With Kim Jong Eun standing just a few feet away, Kim Yong Nam indicated what would change under the new leader: not much.

In his book Mr Fujimoto said the dictator dotes on Jong-woon , who resembles him most physically .

They said the rare white sea cucumber has come to hail the auspicious event of electing Secretary Kim Jong Il as Party General Secretary.

Although two other pictures are said to show him, it has never been possible to verify that they are really of Kim Jong-il's youngest son.

NUCLEAR blackmail is an old trick of Kim Jong Il, North Korea's 68-year-old dictator, learnt at the knee of his father, Kim Il Sung.

Park Ji-won, a close aide to the late Kim, said the North's delegation would carry a wreath from Kim Jong-il and visit for two days.

But if I really had to choose, it would be Kim Jong Kook, we've become closer than ever because of X-man and I really miss him.

Kim Jong-un is belligerent towards the United States, he's downright vicious to his own people.

Kim Jong Il leaves his country with an entrenched and repressive economic system whose collapse would bring a steep price to its neighbors.

For all of his life, Jong Eun has been a public enigma, yet another of the regime's closely guarded secrets.

He said North Korean leader Kim Jong Il just concluded visit to China, China-DPRK traditional friendship has been further sublimation.

South Korea's currency and main stock index have dropped after North Korea's state media said the country's leader Kim Jong-il had died.

North Korea has held a ceremony to mark a year since the death of Kim Jong-il.

Mr Kim made a surprise and typically covert visit to China last week, accompanied by his third son and likely successor, Jong-un.

We do not know North Korea's future after Kim Jong-il.

Another message the authorities apparently hoped to send was that Kim Jong Un will have others to guide him.

The succession plan that Kim Jong Il designed for his son is little more than a year old.

It is no coincidence that this commission is chaired by Kim Jong Il himself.

Kim Jong Il reinforced that message with a trip to China last month that retraced some of the places his father learned communist ideology.

If you drink it, you will feel the sense of endless love of our people for the great leader Kim Jong Il.

Kim Jong-il keeps many of his most advanced planes hidden deep beneath the surface.

Kim Jong-un's rise is unlike that of his 68-year-old father's in one crucial regard: time is not on his side.

People playing mah-jong or sleeping on a cot in the street was the antithesis of the individualistic societies we had come from.

North Korea has announced that the body of late leader Kim Jong-il will lie in state permanently at a palace in the capital, Pyongyang.

Dehydration owing to our patient's low fluid intake during Mah-Jong playing might have increased the blood viscosity further.

Jong had spoken and written openly about his irritation at times with the lack of worldliness of his North Korean teammates.

North Korea's number-two leader, Kim Yong Nam, later hosted a dinner for Mr. Roh, but Kim Jong Il did not attend.

He is the son of Kim Jong Il's third wife, Ko Yong Hee. He was sent to a private boarding school in Switzerland for part of his education.

As well, some people speculated Kim Jong Il, who suffered a stroke-like illness two years ago, was in poor health again.

Provocative remarks by the country's young leader, Kim Jong Un, led to fears of a military confrontation on the Korean peninsula.

When he was younger, Lee Chek says, he wanted to be a soldier for Kim Jong Il, and "fight Japan. "

Judging by recent developments inside North Korea, however, clinging on to its nukes may not actually help prolong Kim Jong-il's regime.

Aside from his internal challenges, Kim Jong Un will inherit a wreck of a country.

Much of the day Friday, South Korean media reported that it was Kim Jong Eun aboard the armored train that entered China earlier in the day.

Some media claim his son and heir-apparent, Kim Jong-un, is with him, and they were both invited by China for the "educational" trip.

In the case of his father's sudden death, Kim Jong-woon would have little immediate weight.

Greater aggression towards the South may also be part of a succession strategy by Kim Jong-il.

First of a happy bunch onto the pitches to start work were a laughing Vincent Kompany, Patrick Vieira, Emmanuel Adebayor and Nigel de Jong.

Many of them don't survive, but Rev. Jong-rak Lee of Jesus-Loving Union Church has set up a way for saving some of these unwanted babies.

Kim Jong-il reportedly cited South Korea's recent military exercises with the United States as a reason for the artillery strike.

But meanwhile, despite all of the obstacles Kim Jong Un must overcome as he ascends the throne, powerful forces will encourage stability.

Despite years of food shortages, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has long showered his aides with luxury items to win their loyalty.

Analysts say Kim Jong Il's visit or to obtain financial or food aid, either to show his firm hold power.

At the last congress in 1980, the current boss, Kim Jong Il, was elevated to the position from which he eventually succeeded his father.

But some people have managed to leave the country and speak out about the repressive regime of Kim Jong-Il.

Indeed, Kim Jong-il's approval rating in his country may well be higher than President Obama's is in the United States.

She met the leader Kim Jong Il in 2002 in an attempt to end the bad blood between the two families.

Kim probably had a stroke in 2008 and is preparing to hand power to his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, the South Korean government says.

Stalinist dictator Kim Jong-il is ailing but appears still to be very much in charge of his brutal regime.

In a country where I would be publicly executed for writing this, a Kim Jong il is the only one having a good time.

The regime of President Kim Jong-il said it would take "firm military action" if the UN and its allies tried to isolate it further.

And the apprenticeship of his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, appears to be under way, albeit slowly and quietly.

Kim Jong Un did not join him. He merely stood and watched his father while clapping politely.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place it leads. (Erica Jong, American author, b. 1942)?

One day, Ko Young-hee is a dance studio dance practice, Kim Jong-il to see the beauty of the tall, suddenly excited.

'This program makes you aware that there is more involved in GMP than you think. ' Jens de Jong, team leader Yamanouchi Pharma.

Kim Jong Il is said to be seriously ill. There have been repeated stories of strokes and pancreatic cancer.

At first blush, the road ahead for the "Brilliant Comrade, " as Kim Jong Un is called, does not look smooth.

But Jong-Wha Lee of the Asian Development Bank has tried to put a number on it.

It's all about the taupe: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has recently gone from man of mystery to international fashion icon.

In a report on Saturday, KCNA quoted Ji Yong Song, a 70-year-old Pyongyang resident, saying, "Snowfall makes me miss Kim Jong Il so much. "

Kim Jong Il also named Jang Song Taek, his brother-in-law and a member of National Defense Commission, as vice chairman of the commission.

And yet, it seems Kim Jong-Il of North Korea is a luxury retailer's dream customer.

So now Beijing wants the U. S. to talk to Kim Jong-il again, with South Korea, Japan, Russia and China participating.

Kim Jong-il himself most recently declared the North Korean negotiating position: yes to talks, no to any preconditions.

Kim Jong-il did not attend the parliament's previous one-day meeting earlier this year.

The lights dimmed. A woman came onstage wearing a sparkling white dress and praised Kim Jong Il in a trembling voice.

Beijing has its own, genuine frustrations with the dangerously unpredictable Kim Jong-il and his country's nuclear weapons programme.

The attack of DVT was preceded by playing Mah-Jong for 8 h. Could this have been a coincidence?

It will take you one hour to read three tabloids a day , and one and a half hours to finish four rounds of mah-jong a day.

Jong protested to a South Korean sports magazine in the midst of a protracted battle to renounce his citizenship.

Unfortunately, little appears to have been done, despite continuing, visible evidence of Kim Jong Il's physical decline.

Jeong-eun came into power a years ago after the death of his father Kim Jong Il.

In South Korea, doubt and confusion flared on Wednesday over whether the North had fabricated some of the details of Kim Jong-il's death.

Despite his attempt to renounce his citizenship, Jong's popularity extends to both sides of the border.

In vladivostok, Kim Jong-il will visit a Far EAST State University, a children center and a warship of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

Analysts have speculated that Kim Jong-il is likely to use the gathering to hand an important party position to his third son, Kim Jong-un.

For South Koreans, Kim Jong Il's health is no matter of petty gossip, but a national security issue of the first order.

The portly, podgy-faced Kim Jong Un, wearing a dark Mao suit, looked the spitting image of his grandfather at a similar age.

One of the main uses of the mook jong in Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do is to train trapping hand techniques.

Thousands of residents applaud at a square during the inauguration of a mosaic portrait of Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, April 9, 2012.

Kim Jong-il was regularly hailed by the media as the "fearless leader" and "the great successor to the revolutionary cause" .

He was there with North Korea's current leader and his father, Kim Jong-il, who's believed to be in poor health.

LEE Jong-wook was a man of conviction and passion.

Collected here are a few recent photos released by the KCNA of Kim Jong-il giving "on-the-spot" field guidance.

But the Italian manager is now set to hand the skipper's armband on to midfield tough guy Nigel De Jong or back to Kolo Toure.

Some analysts believe this month's ruling party congress was delayed so Kim Jong-il could strike a political compromise with her.

That delegation appears to be part of a new approach by North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong Il.

Outside one of the capital's main performance centers, mourners carried wreaths and flowers toward a portrait of Kim Jong Il.

It'll be interesting to see if there's any sign of Kim Han Sol, Jong Nam's son, at the funeral.

dr . lee jong - woof ' s death was announced just as the world health assembly began its annual conference.

North Korean officials reject the reports as a worthless conspiracy. Nonetheless, Kim Jong Il has not been seen in public since August 14.

Last week, Time readers made their choice for Person of the Year, selecting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in an online poll.

The match vs. Chelsea was awesome! ! I loved every minute of it. De Jong, Kompany, Milner, Barry won almost 80% of the tackles! .

Kim Jong-un has been at the heart of speculation about the country's future since his 68-year-old father's apparent stroke two years ago.

The evidence so far suggests Jong-eun, who reportedly was educated in Switzerland, is already being styled for leadership.

It remains unconfirmed whether leader Kim Jong Il, believed to be recovering from a stroke, is actually in control of the country.

We could speculate that Kim Jong Il wants to prevent having too high a concentration of power in the hands of one of his relatives.

North Korea had exploded a nuclear bomb in 2006 and Washington did not want its ally shaking hands or signing agreements with Kim Jong Il.

'Considering the advantages, ' Mr. Lee says, 'we expect OLED TVs will receive a strong response from the market. '

Now, Kim Jong-il's failing health is compelling Mr. Kim to begin a crash program to present his son as the next leader.

North Korean state media released a video on Tuesday showing new leader Kim Jong Eun sobbing as he viewed his father's body.

North Korea has warned "foolish politicians" around the world not to expect any changes in policy after the death of Kim Jong-il.

A new star is said to have emerged in the sky when Kim Jong-il was born.

Kim Jong Il's last smite to the West may be to die in the midst of the worst recession of the last half-century.

The son, Kim Jong Eun, has never been seen in public or in the media in North Korea.

The U. S. wants to implement sanctions to force Kim Jong Il to give up his nuclear-weapons arsenal and military activities.

And what all the descriptions have in common are eun hye, unlike Ji Hoon and Jong Hoon has her had lowered down and just passes the fans.

Neighbors in one of the older residential areas, called hutongs, play mah-jong even as nearby houses are demolished.

Recently, the North Korean media reported Kim Jong-il in a row South Hamgyong inspect factories and enterprises in Hamhung City, the news.

Kim Jong-il looks set to be the last North Korean leader to enjoy a semi- divine status and rule the nation single-handedly.

North Korea's official KCNA news agency lauded Kim's youngest son, Kim Jong-un as "the outstanding leader of our party, army and people. "

The ban followed the suspension of Hong Su Jong by the International Gymnastics Federation for lying about her age.

Tai Chung said the Qilu Tsing. good fortune Jong Soo God, Yin and Yang Xiao cut unconscious.

Korea DPR coach Kim Jong-Hun still has his eyes on a second-round berth for his side after their fighting 2-1 loss to Brazil.

If these talks ever make Kim Jong-Il give up his nukes, nobody in his right mind will hold Mr Bush's decision to talk against him.

It is possible that Kim Jong Il may expect the regent to govern indefinitely.

He sat next to his father, President Kim Jong-il, at a games and dance festival in the North Korean capital Pyongyang.

A fierce battle is being waged behind the scenes for control of North Korea as Kim Jong-il prepares to anoint his successor, it has emerged.

South Korean government officials late Friday said they received information that it was Kim Jong Il making the trip, instead.

Kim Jong Un may just turn out to be person of the coming decade.

Add to the uncertainty are the motivations, health and even state of mind of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, remained cloaked in mystery.

Youngest son Intelligence analysts say the North Korean leader appears to have selected his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, to take his place.

Thanks to Greek profligacy, German intransigency and Kim-Il-Jong's lunacy, we have U. S. bond buyers that are no longer rational investors.

However, analysts said Kim Jong-nam spends so much time outside his native land that his opinion carries little weight.

But then things changed. He began to play mah-jong.

Almost nothing is publicly known of the characters of the military top-brass whose powers have been steadily growing under Kim Jong-il.

There he met Kim Jong Il, the grim-faced leader of the world's most repressive regime and a defiant nuclear bomb-tester to boot.

Approaching the post-Kim Jong-il leadership is not advisable, in part because we do not know who is really in charge.

Jong-chul was not considered as potential leader after he was dubbed unmanly by his father.

Moreover, Kim Jong-un has been blamed for last fall's currency "reform, " which destroyed most of what passed for a middle class.

The first thing he asked me was to help him get some dynamite, so that he could blow up Kim Jong Il.

Choe Yong Rim succeeds Kim Yong Il, whose travels overseas gave him more contact with foreign leaders than even Kim Jong Il.

Kim Jong Il's books are written primarily to be showpieces for the regime, for display in libraries and museums.

Kim Jong Il's sister Kim Kyong Hui has been promoted to the rank of general and is part of the party leadership.

Kim Jong-il, who was known for his love of rich food and alcohol, had been visibly frail since suffering a suspected stroke in 2008.

Tangun, Korea's mythical founder, was born on its slopes, and Kim Jong Il, in his official biography, made sure he followed suit.

North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un has been given two posts previous occupied by his late father.

Others believe the attack may have been intended to consolidate the position of North Korea's newly anointed heir apparent, Kim Jong-un.

At the beginning of in new century Kim Jong-il, has proposed "New idea" thought.

The current dictator, Kim Jong Il, inherited power from his father, Kim Il Sung.

The meeting was the party's biggest since 1980, when Kim Jong Il made his public debut.

A rumour is circulating that Kim Jong-il has died and that this is the regime's reflex.

The youngest son of reclusive leader Kim Jong-il is rumoured to have stood - a signal that his father is grooming him, analysts said.

Speculation in South Korean media that Kim Jong-Il may have cancer is the latest development in a busy month for North Korea watchers.

During the rule of Kim Jong-il, the statement was issued as a joint editorial of the country's main official media.

During the shaky period following Kim Jong-il's stroke in August 2008, he was thought to have taken over everyday decision-making power.

North Korea's weapons drive serves multiple purposes for the authoritarian regime of its dictator, Kim Jong Il.

In the office hung portraits of Kim Il Sung, North Korea's founder, and Kim Jong Il -- no photos of Kim Jung Eun had yet been hung.

The meeting may be intended to secure support for Mr Kim's youngest son, Kim Jong Un, as his designated successor.

Twenty-seven-year-old Kim Jong Un, the youngest of Kim's three sons, is reportedly being prepared for a leadership position.

Kim Jong-il was anointed heir-apparent to his father at the last party congress held in 1980.

Although the approach to training on the mook jong is different, it is still an extremely effective training aid for both arts!

Still, senior ADB economist Jong-Wha Lee warns a sustainable economic recovery still depends on the fate of major industrial powers.

Q: Kim Jong Un, the third son of Kim Jong Il was appointed general today and is likely to be the successor.

North Korea's official story is that Kim Jong Il came into the world on a mythic mountaintop under a double rainbow.

Did Kim Jong-il really fail to grasp that redenomination would not cure inflation, but worsen it?

The Chinese, in turn, briefed the Americans on Kim Jong Il's visit to Beijing earlier this month and the state of his health.

Ailing leader Kim Jong-il, is thought to have suffered a stroke last summer and has appeared frail in public appearances.

It has fallen to America to shore him up, reassure South Koreans and send a stern warning to the North's president, Kim Jong Il.

her husband, Jang Song Taek, is, as the vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, Kim Jong Il's number two.

Kim Jong-il's devoted commitment to his father's particular Marxist-Leninist vision was fundamental.

The utter lack of intuition that distinguishes Jong's young Sappho makes her authorship of this material simply impossible to believe.

Kim's health had obviously been poor for some time, and his regime has worked to ensure an orderly transition to his son, Kim Jong Eun.

BILLBOARD HIT : Along the main road back into Pyongyang, van Houtryve captured these concrete and tile mosaic murals of leader Kim Jong Il.

The 39-year-old was once tipped to succeed Kim Jong-il before trying to sneak into Japan to go to Disneyland.

The ground shook as they filed past the main podium, where Kim Jong-il and his son were watching.

He has accompanied Kim to Beijing, and many analysts expect him to guide the widely anticipated succession of Kim Jong Un.

They add a guilty verdict is almost certain in a North Korean justice system that protects the unquestioned rule of leader Kim Jong- il .

Would the attack create unity within the military ranks that might help smooth the succession process when Kim Jong-il finally dies?

The coach was punished for "betraying" Kim Jong-un - one of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il's sons and heir apparent.

Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of Kim Jong Il, North Korea's ailing Dear Leader, moved up the ranks as heir apparent.

With regard to your second question, yesterday was General Secretary Kim Jong-Il's birthday and we wish him a happy birthday.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il made a rare public appearance to greet President Kim Dae-jung at the airport in the North Korean capital.

Kim Jong Eun, son of leader Kim Jong Il, has just taken his first position within the party, which rules North Korea.

Kim Jong Il, for nearly two decades as the leader of North Korea, wasn't often seen and wasn't once heard by the outside world.

Hercules goalkeeper saved each other in a precise free-kick and then also were unable to block the Daoguajingou de Jong.

There's speculation that one of Kim Jong Il's daughters appeared with him recently on one of his well-publicized 'guidance visits. '

The motives behind North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's 'unofficial' visit to China last week may not be that hard to decipher.

But a marriage to maintain the end of three years, since Kim Jong-il's second woman appeared.

He has three sons - Jong Nam, Jong Chul and Jong Un - but does not appear to have anointed any of them as his heir.

"I laughed a little seeing this. Then they turned to me and said, 'This is truly what capitalist society is like, ' " Jong wrote.

Kim Jong-il's death should not have come as a complete surprise to anyone, given his tenuous health.

Until the publication of memoirs in 2003 by a sushi chef working for Kim-the-elder, no one even knew of Kim Jong-woon's existence.

It is an act to show off the North Korean peoples loyalty, solidarity and iron will in serving their Kim Jong- il .

The Fifty-ninth WHA opened in a sombre mood following the sudden death on Monday morning of Dr LEE Jong-wook, WHO Director-General.

Last week, immediately prior to Kim Jong Il's death, there were whispers of a possible thaw in relations.

And even NK Reform Radio is getting in on the action with an original drama called What Did Kim Jong Il Eat During the Famine?

Russian Far East Primorye region Executive Total gold (Sergei Darkin) station to meet Kim Jong Il may be Hassan.

Washington accelerated its efforts to try to discuss North Korea with the PLA in 2008 following reports that Kim Jong Il suffered a stroke.

But Kim Jong Il, his son, who took over in 1994, has never been that popular.

Kim Jong Il is widely reported to have suffered a stroke in August and has been absent from many public functions in recent months.