A few weeks ago, rumors had it that Pyongyang was trying to import medical equipment for Kim Jong-il whose health was reportedly deteriorating rapidly. His doctors reportedly also asked to be provided with an emergency helicopter. At 67 years of age, Kim’s disease appeared to have been serious. A recent media image shows him to [...]

Kim Jong Il or the “Great Leader” of North Korea has appointed his youngest son as the intelligence chief and the head of the country’s spy agency. This move would enable his son, Kim Jong Un to inherit the position of the “Great Leader” after Kim Jong Il.
South Korea’s Dong-a Ilbo newspaper stated that Kim [...]