AP – North Korea warned the world Friday there would be no softening of its position toward South Korea’s government after Kim Jong Il’s death as Pyongyang strengthened his son and heir’s authority with a new title: Great Leader.
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AP – North Korea’s power brokers declared Kim Jong Un the supreme leader at a massive public memorial for his father Kim Jong Il, cementing the Kim family’s hold on power for another generation.
Pyongyang, October 11 (KCNA) — A modern DVD factory was built in the DPRK some time ago. The factory affiliated to the Mokran Video Company has CNC-based nickel board, DVD and other production processes. When visiting the factory, leader Kim Jong Il highly praised its employees for having put the production processes on a modern and scientific basis and made a fresh progress in the production of cultural media. A supplier of the Pyongyang Mokran Video Office, Ri Un Hyang, told KCNA: Many people come to our office to buy DVD. With a modern DVD factory built in the Mokran Video Company, it is possible to meet the increasing demand for cultural media. -0- Nordkorea North Korea
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Reuters – The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, for former leader Kim Jong-il, searching for signs of what to expect from the isolated nation that may be close to attaining nuclear weapons capacity.
AP – Tens of thousands of North Koreans lined the snowy streets of Pyongyang on Wednesday, wailing and clutching their chests as a black hearse carried late leader Kim Jong Il’s body through the capital for a final farewell.