succession
Kim Kyong-hui: Wouldn't Be Ashamed to Be Seen with You Anywhere
Kim Kyong-hui, Kim Jong-il’s younger sister, is swiftly becoming her brother’s favorite traveling companion on his guidance and inspection tours. As of today (22 January), General-Secretary Kim had made eleven (11) appearances, and Ms. Kim […]
Morningstar Blips
January 8, 2010 may have been a holiday in the DPRK, after all. In a report about a barter system taking effect among North Korean citizens, a source talking to Daily NK said,“On January 8, […]
Will KJI Fade Away after 2012?
KINU (Korean Institute for National Unification) released a report entitled “Study on Unification” that prognosticates Kim Jong-il more or less disappearing from the Pyongyang scene after 2012. KINU pronounces, “The possibility of North Korean leader […]
Morningstar General's Birthday Toasted to Perfection
Was Kim Jong-un’s birthday an invisible event? There were not parades or fireworks in Pyongyang this past Friday, and a list of editorials or Party statements has not yet appeared in the North Korean press. […]
You Say It's Your Birthday
UPDATE Sam Kim has a great report in Yonhap about a Friday Rodong Sinmun editorial that callson North Korean citizens to “toast, toast to the endlessly bright future of Chosun (North Korea) that will resemble […]
DPRK Succession's in the Stars
Kim So-hyun in The Korea Herald has a good report on succession which include a reference to a “morningstar: Venus, also known as the morning star,” shed an unusually bright light above the Chonji before […]
The Ghost of the Morningstar General Haunts the New Year
Daily NK put 2009 to bed with a report on a new paper by the venerable Jeong Sung-jang. Jeong Sung-jang predicts that 2010 will see an official announcement of Kim Jong-un’s succession after a meeting […]
