Topic: Kim Jong-Il

South Korea staging artillery drills at border island

South Korea staged live-fire drills Thursday from a front-line island shelled by North Korea in 2010, in the first such exercise since North Korean ...
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Tin pot dictator's son best hope for Korean calm

IN LATIN America, banana republics - with tin pot dictators backed by military juntas - are a thing of the past. . . In the Middle East, we are ...

In N. Korea, use a cellphone and die

North Koreans found using cellphones are guilty of 'war crimes.' At least, during the 100-day mourning period for Kim Jong-il, we're told. In IT...
South Korea allowed members of a private group to accompany aid to North Korea for the first time Friday since leader Kim Jong Il died last month ...

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North Korea has launched a crackdown on defections of its nationals and their use of mobile phones during a 100-day mourning period for its former...
Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea (Courtesy Walter Keats). The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il last month may have actually helped the...
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Does Kim Jong-Il's Grandson Support Democracy?

Korean media uncover the social media accounts of Kim Jong-Il's grandson. There's an enormous generation gap between the pair.. . "Does Kim...