By: Mary Rose | 2011-12-19 | News and society Right after Kim Jong-il's death on due to a serious heart shock while on a train trip on 17 December 2011, his third and youngest son Kim Jong-un is announced to take over as the leader of North Korea following his recently deceased father. Obviously, if Kim Jong un becomes the third member of his family to lead North Korea (his grandfather founded the state in 1948), he will face immediate challenges. read more
By: Chris Devonshire -Ellis | 2010-10-05 | Politics Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of North Korea's dictator and "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il, is believed to have been named his father's successor following a rare North Korean Workers' Party meeting which convened earlier this week. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-12-29 | News and society Despite the harsh weather, tens of thousands of Pyongyang residents lined up on snow-covered streets shouting and wailing to attend their late leader Kim Jong Il’s two-day funeral on Wednesday, December 27, 2011, a three-hour event that displayed the secretive regime's ability to choreograph elaborate state ceremonies. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-12-19 | Health & Fitness North Korea leader Kim Jong Il was announced to die on Monday at the age of 69. The Korean Central News Agency said the supreme leader died of a heart attack on a train. The agency attributed his death to "physical and mental over-work". Kim Jong Il came to power after his father, North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung, died in 1994. During 17 years in power, he remained firm in control, ruling absolutely at home and keeping threatening the rest of the world through a nuclear weapons program. read more
By: SanseedCom | 2011-06-14 | Journalism we do know that actually there are also some famous Qaddafi-like or Kim Jong-Il-like figures being active in Japanese animes, such as Aizen Sousuke and Lelouch Lamperouge. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-01-04 | Politics The names of famous politicians like North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, the late United Arab Emirates President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyanor or Chinese President Hu Jintao may be common to everyone because they are the top leaders worldwide. However, oppose to their fame and success, their sons make them very angry and ashamed when causing notorious scandals. read more
By: liza ying | 2011-12-20 | Society Kim died of a massive heart attack caused by overwork and stress, according to the North's media. Soon after the death was announced Monday, President Barack Obama agreed by phone with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to closely monitor developments. Japan's government also said it was being vigilant for any "unexpected developments. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2010-10-12 | Current Affairs On October 10th 2010, the largest military parade took place at Pyongyang's central Kim Il Sung Square with the presence of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his son, Kim Jong Un. This 65th Workers' Party anniversary which marks the foundation of North Korea’s ruling party was an impressive display of unity and military. Instead of military costumes, Kim Jong Un wore a dark communist-style outfit. During the celebrations, troops, female soldiers and other personnels were seen to march along with tanks or trucks loaded with missiles. Like other national events, the Workers' Party anniversary were broadcast on state television, which made North Korean have chances to see their future leader for the first time. In addition, a select group of media were allowed to sit in front-row seats to cover the whole celebrations. read more
By: Eric Sundal | 2010-03-31 | News and society Kim Jong Il is increasingly vetting for a response from Washington on North Korea's relevance in the world. How should we respond? North Korea is becoming the biggest threat to East Asia's stability and possibly even the United States' safety. read more
By: Mary Rose | 2011-11-18 | Fashion The amazing images of U.S. President Barack Obama locking lips his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, Mahmoud Abbas hugging Benjamin Netanyahu, and Germany's Angela Merkel with Nicolas Sarkozy are some of those in the new “Unhate” campaign by the United Colors of Benetton. read more
By: John Stevens | 2010-11-30 | Photography North Korea is regarded as one of the most secretive country in the world. The country was founded in 1948 following the end of the World War II. In the last half of the century, leader Kim Il-sung has shaped the politics due to nominally communist rule. In North Korea, citizens hardly take journey abroad or have contact with relatives who are living out of the country. Since Korea develops its nuclear tension, the country receives indications of interest from other nations in the world. Recently, DigitalGlobe satellite has captured a series of photos showing a part of North Korea's hidden world. Thanks to satellite imagery, the secretive country is gradually unveiled. read more
By: Wadzanai Nenzou | 2010-09-27 | Politics The true measure of a man is how he or she is remembered. Among the great people of history, a few of our world leaders will be remembered for their actions-not positive, but negative. Some will be remembered with horror for the things they caused to happen, the deaths that they caused to take place, the economic woes they caused, or for their vast and outstanding attack on human rights. read more
By: John Stevens | 2010-12-14 | Celebrities Do you know the names of international personalities, who often make headlines across the world? They may be politicians, website founders, billionaires or even normal people, etc. However, the common thing among them is that these celebrities always attract attentions of anyone by their fames, abilities and influences. The article introduces ten typical examples this year including Vladimir Putin, Julian Assange, Kim Jong-un, Warren Buffett, Prince William, Silvio Berlusconi, Aung San Suu Kyi, Anna Chapman, Harriet Richardson Ames and Khagendra Thapa. read more
By: Henry Funk | 2012-12-28 | Politics Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf died of complications from pneumonia at the age of 78. He is survived by his wife Brenda Holsinger and three children. read more