Kim Jong Il stories:
Obama on critical trip to Asia – but will he read Sarah Palin's new book?
Nov 18th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
What's the most critical question facing President Obama as he travels across Asia? Perhaps an economic question. After all, China is the US's second largest trading partner...
North Korea Completes Steps to Produce Fuel for Nuclear Explosives
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
SEOUL – North Korea said Tuesday it had completed a technical process to produce the fuel needed for one or two more nuclear explosives, an effort begun in April to reverse disarmament actions it made in 2007 and 2008.In North Korea, the military now issues economic orders
Nov 2nd, 2009 - Washington Post
SEOUL -- North Korea's military, whose nuclear program vexes the Obama administration, has grabbed nearly complete command of the nation's state-run economy and staked...
Lee Hu-rak dies at 85; former South Korean spy chief
Nov 1st, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Former South Korean spy chief Lee Hu-rak, who brokered the signing of a historic 1972 peace document with North Korea after a secret trip to Pyongyang, died Saturday. He was 85.
Lee...US, NKorean officials join in unofficial talks
Oct 27th, 2009 - Boston
SAN DIEGO—U.S. and North Korean officials wrapped up unofficial talks Tuesday with other northeast Asian countries about regional security, but no major breakthroughs were expected.



