Posts Tagged With: North Korea

ROK Drop’s Top Ten Korea Stories of 2011

» by GI Korea December 30th, 2011 at 3:11 am » Comments (7)

1. The Death of Kim Jong-il- The top story of 2011 took nearly the entire year to happen, but Kim Jong-il's death on December 17, 2011 I believe is the top ...more »

Video of Kim Jong-il’s & Kim Il-Sung’s Funerals, Which Tears Are Real?

» by GI Korea December 28th, 2011 at 5:38 pm » Comments (3)

Below is a video of Kim Jong-il's funeral and whether or not the tears of the North Koreans who attended the funeral are real has become a common question being ...more »

Graphic of Key Players In the North Korean Government

» by GI Korea December 28th, 2011 at 3:50 am » Comments (2)

Here is a good graphic from Yonhap News that shows the various key players in the North Korean government: The biggest thing to notice is how old most of them are ...more »

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

» by GI Korea 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 »

Kim Jong-il’s Family Tree

» by GI Korea December 27th, 2011 at 3:48 am » Comments (11)

Here is a graphic from Yonhap News that provides a good look at who is who in the Kim Jong-il family: more »

US Intelligence In North Korea Lacking

» by GI Korea December 26th, 2011 at 5:37 pm » Comments (8)

North Korea has to be the hardest place for US intelligence to gather information about considering its lack of communications networks to tap and its closed society: Robert Egan has a ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-il’s Daughter, Kim Yeo-jong

» by GI Korea December 26th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

A person believed to be the younger sister of the successor to the North Korean leadership appeared on state TV on Wednesday. The woman, clad in black traditional costume, was ...more »

Is Jang Song-taek Securing His Position of Power In North Korea?

» by GI Korea December 26th, 2011 at 8:59 am » Comments (0)

That is what the Chosun Ilbo is reporting: Jang Song-taek, the uncle and patron of new North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, appeared on state TV on Sunday dressed in full military ...more »

Kim Jong-Un Now Called the “Supreme Commander”

» by GI Korea December 24th, 2011 at 7:27 am » Comments (29)

Kim Jong-un went from the "Young General" to the "Great Successor" to "Supreme Commander" all in one week: North Korea vowed Saturday to uphold Kim Jong Il's son as "supreme commander" ...more »

Japanese Magician Invited To Kim Jong-il’s Funeral

» by GI Korea December 24th, 2011 at 3:59 am » Comments (7)

While people in North Korea were starving Kim Jong-il had time and money to play games with a Japanese magician: A female magician from Japan has been invited to Kim Jong-il's ...more »