This week, the biggest story was clearly the death of Kim Jong-il, and the ascension of his son to power as a result. There were tons of cartoons on North Korea — including a parody of political ...

But with Kim Jong Il's sudden death and the ascension of his young ... North Korea has only one state-run TV channel, which shows cartoons in the late afternoon, the news, and soap operas and ...

where he covered the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent death of North Korean strongman Kim Jong Il. He has also written extensively about California. He teaches a journalism ...

Dec. 19. 2011: Hundreds of North Koreans gather to mourn the death of their leader Kim Jong Il in front of a giant statue of his father Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's news ...

Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack Saturday, according to state media, which reported his death on Monday. A huge crowd of mourners converged on Kim Il Sung Square with traditional white mourning ...

The official government announcement sounds more akin to something said by a cartoon villain ... highlights from both Kim Jong Un, 32, and his late father, Kim Jong Il. June 2009: A "Grave Crime ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Coronavirus still exists in North Korea, despite N. Korea reporting it’s Covid-19 free. Coronakim also still plagues the nation, despite reports and speculation that ...

BERLIN - World governments are viewing the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il with wary optimism — a possibly destabilizing moment for the region as power passes to his son but also an ...

Kim Jong-il, at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang. Kim Jong-un visited the site on Dec. 17, 2024, to mark his father's 13th death anniversary. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea.