With the sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, attention turns to his 29-year old son, Kim Jong-un. Kongdan Oh writes that the young Kim, only recently designated as successor, does not have the benefit of a lengthy apprenticeship as his father did in the 1980s and 1990s....
North Korean state media continues to report on Kim Jong Un’s activities, but has failed to released any photos or videos to meaningfully contradict the suspicions circulating about his death. Previously, when Kim failed to pay his respects at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on Kim Il Sung’...
Kim Jong Il ordered the creation of the hospital after his father’s death because of a belief that a hospital in the area would have saved the aged leader. The source explained that the geographical features of the area played a part in constructing the hospital there. Building the hospital...
Byline: MICHAEL BLACKNORTH Korean legend has it that Kim Jong-il was born on Mount Paekdu, one of Korea's most cherished sites, in 1942, a birth heralded in the heavens by a pair of rainbows and a brilliant new star. Soviet records, however, indicate he was born in Siberia in 1941...
SEOUL--North Korea on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death with calls for greater public loyalty toward his son and current leader Kim Jong Un, who is struggling to navigate the country out of deepening pandemic-
News program about the death of Kim Jong Nam, the older half-brother of the DRPK leader and the eldest son of late leader Kim Jong Il, is seen on TV at the Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 14, 2017. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin) ...
Many turned out in groups at portraits and monuments around the city to lay flowers before going back to work. But there were no major displays of public grief like the tears and wailing that had filled the days after Kim Jong Il’s death in 2011....
句意:金正日的突然去世对亚洲的贸易有一个短期影响,这就解释了一些亚洲国家的股票下滑。account for说明;证明;对...负有责任。结果一 题目 The sudden death of Kim Jong-il(金正日) had a short-term effect on Asian trade, ___the dropping of stocks(股票) in some Asian countries.A.relying onB.ac...
Kim Jong Il (1941–2011) was the ruler of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He succeeded his father, Kim Il-Sung, who was North Korea’s leader from 1948 until his death in 1994.
Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong face the death penalty if they are convicted of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and half-brother of current ruler Kim Jong Un. Aisyah and Huong, who claim they were duped into doing it, are both expected...