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Shopping for a dictator: Kim Jong-il's personal shopper shares his story
BBC World Service, 11 hours 32 minutes ago / Kim Jong-ryul, a former North Korean colonel, has chosen to betray the secrets of one of the world's most isolated regimes.
Kim Jong Il inspects Huichon industrial establishments
Sina, 16 hours 33 minutes ago / Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspected the industrial establishments in Huichon City, the official news agency KCNA reported on Thursday.
Report: NKorea to replace top diplomat in Geneva
Hua Hin Today - Thailand, Mar 10, 2010 / North Korea plans to replace its top diplomat in Switzerland who is believed to be a key manager of leader Kim Jong Il's alleged secret funds stashed overseas, a news report said Wednesday.
Kim Jong-il's Visit to Hamhung Is a Bad Sign
Chosun Ilbo, Mar 10, 2010 / I visited Hamhung many times before defecting to South Korea, and whenever I went I felt distinctly uncomfortable.
Kim Jong-il's Eldest Son Drinks with S.Korean Tourists
Chosun Ilbo, Mar 09, 2010 / North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's eldest son Kim Jong-nam, who has reportedly been passed over in the succession, can sometimes be found drinking with South Koreans at a bar in Macau.
Discontent in N.Korea Turns to Anger After Currency Debacle
Chosun Ilbo, Mar 08, 2010 / The fallout from North Korea's disastrous currency reform is mounting, with public discontent at skyrocketing prices reportedly growing into serious unrest in places.
Ailing Kim Jong-il 'Increasingly Reliant on Inner Circle'
Chosun Ilbo, Mar 07, 2010 / North Korean leader Kim Jong-il apparently had age spots removed from his face to look healthy but is becoming more and more fretful and dependent on old friends or family, the National Intelligence Service said in a report at the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.
Kim Jong-il Attends Massive Military Exercise
Chosun Ilbo, Mar 07, 2010 / North Korean leader Kim Jong-il recently watched an exercise by the North Korean Army, Navy and Air Force, the [North] Korean Central Broadcasting Station reported on Sunday.
N.Korea's No.2 Man 'to Visit China Instead of Kim Jong-il'
Chosun Ilbo, Mar 07, 2010 / North Korea's second highest official, Kim Young-nam, is expected to visit China instead of the regime's leader Kim Jong-il.
Kim Jong Il attends mass meeting in DPRK
People's Daily, Mar 07, 2010 / Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a mass meeting at the February 8 vinalon production complex in North Hamgyong province, DPRK, on March 6, 2010, in this picture released by DPRK's official news agency KCNA on March 7, 2010.
Voices from the void beyond Pyongyang
FT.com, Mar 07, 2010 / Barbara Demick's exceptional book begins with a night-time satellite image of the Korean peninsula.
North Korea broadcasts rare video of leader attending rally at factory reopening
The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco CA, Mar 06, 2010 / North Korea broadcast a video of leader Kim Jong Il attending a massive rally Saturday marking the reopening of a textile factory, a move seen as aimed at demonstrating his commitment to reviving the country's sagging economy.
North Korea airs rare video of leader at rally
FOX - Fox 16 - Little Rock AR, Mar 06, 2010 / North Korea broadcast a video of leader Kim Jong Il attending a massive rally Saturday marking the reopening of a textile factory, a move seen as aimed at demonstrating his commitment to reviving the country's sagging economy.
Report: North Korean leader plans Chinese visit
The Earth Times, Mar 05, 2010 / North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is planning a visit to China this month, a Japanese news report said Friday.
Kim Jong Il Spends Millions on Western Goods
FOX News, Mar 04, 2010 / A North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping sprees for his country's rulers said Thursday the late dictator Kim Il Sung lived in luxury while many people starved in his impoverished communist nation.
N. Korea leader Kim eyes trip to China in mid-March+
China News.Net, Mar 04, 2010 / North Korean leader Kim Jong Il plans to visit China in mid-March, sources familiar with China-North Korean relations said Thursday.
SKorea: NKorea crossed border to hunt for defector
The Modesto Bee - Modesto CA, Mar 03, 2010 / A South Korean protster with a defaced photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and what protesters say is Kim's youngest son Kim Jong Un, right, shouts slogans during a rally to mark the March First Independence Movement Day, the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule, in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 1, 2010.
Kim Jong Il Said to be Planning Trip to China
2point6billion.com - China & India, Mar 03, 2010 / North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is likely to visit China later this month, Japan's Mainichi newspaper reported today.
N.Korea's 1st Family Pull Closer
Chosun Ilbo, Mar 02, 2010 / Kim Jong-il is being seen more frequently in the company of his sister and brother-in-law, suggesting that the Stalinist country's first family is pulling close.
Kim Jong-il 'Won't Live Another 5 Years'
Chosun Ilbo, Mar 02, 2010 / The CIA has told South Korean intelligence that the chances of ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il surviving another five years are one in three.
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Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il, , Hanja: ; born 16 February 1941; official biographies state 16 February 1942) is the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea).
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