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Kim Jong-il’s Oldest Son Says His Dad Was Originally Against Kim Jong-un’s Succession

» by January 26th, 2012 at 12:21 pm » Comments (3)

Kim Jong-nam is continuing to make headlines with his new book: When North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died in December, his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, was quickly named as ...more »

Kim Jong-nam Believes Brother Is Only A Figurehead and Regime Is Near Collapse

» by January 18th, 2012 at 6:16 am » Comments (4)

Via a Open Thread reader tip comes this news that Kim Jong-nam believes that his brother is only a figurehead and that the regime is near collapse: A new book claims ...more »

Kim Jong-nam Reportedly In Beijing Preparing to Attend Kim Jong-il’s Funeral

» by December 27th, 2011 at 5:38 pm » Comments (6)

It will be interesting to see if Kim Jong-nam is allowed into North Korea to pay his respects to his dad: The eldest son of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-il ...more »

Who Is Running North Korea After the Death of Kim Jong-il?

» by December 19th, 2011 at 8:25 am » Comments (13)

For those wondering who is running North Korea right now after the death of Kim Jong-il here you go: Of these people that surround Kim Jong-il his brother-in-law Jang Song-taek (장성택) ...more »

Kim Jong-nam’s Facebook Page Critical of North Korean Leadership

» by October 3rd, 2011 at 11:31 am » Comments (6)

It looks like there probably won't be any family reunions any time soon in North Korea that Kim Jong-nam will be attending: The Facebook page of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's ...more »

Regime Succession Is Far From Being Decided In North Korea

» by April 9th, 2011 at 6:14 pm » Comments (36)

Kushibo has a good posting up about how the conventional wisdom in the media of Kim Jong-un becoming the next ruler of North Korea is in fact not a done ...more »

Kim Jong-nam Gives Interview About North Korean Succession

» by February 1st, 2011 at 3:34 am » Comments (8)

Kim Jong-nam has to be the most talkative figure in the entire North Korean regime considering the amount of interviews he has done over the years: Kim Jong Nam has revealed ...more »

Are the Chinese Unhappy With North Korean Succession?

» by October 18th, 2010 at 7:35 pm » Comments (4)

I have been speculating for quite some time that Kim Jong-nam is the choice of the Chinese leadership and the Chosun Ilbo is speculating that his recent interview condemning the ...more »

Is China Against the Succession of Kim Jong-un In North Korea?

» by September 17th, 2010 at 5:13 pm » Comments (9)

It appears that the internal politics inside of North Korea to choose the regime's next leader may still be sorting themselves out considering the delay of the political convention and ...more »

Kim Jong-nam Grants Short Interview to South Korean Media

» by June 7th, 2010 at 5:04 pm » Comments (15)

Nothing really of interest came out of this short interview with Kim Jong-il's oldest son, Kim Jong-nam other than the fact that he has horrible fashion taste, not that I ...more »

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