Jang Song Taek possible successor to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il
Jang Song Taek, brother-in-law to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, is seen in a photo released by the North Korea's official news agency KCNA on April 10, 2009. Jang Song Taek, 63, is a member of the National Defense Commission and a possible successor to Kim Jong Il. (UPI Photo/KNCA News Agency)
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SEOUL, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- South Korea's reported contingency plan to handle a potential regime collapse in North Korea has angered the North's ruler Kim Jong Il, who controls a tattered economy and famine-hit population amid tough international sanctions.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Official North Korean media reported Sunday that leader Kim Jong Il inspected a military training exercise.
SEOUL, North Korea, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il says he has not fulfilled the "rice and meat soup" promise of his late father, former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- North Korea's recent currency reform appears to have stumbled as the country has been hit by rising inflation and food shortages, analysts said.
ENCINITAS, Calif., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The family of a Korean-American who entered North Korea on a Christian mission says they have heard nothing on his condition or location.
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A Korean-American human rights activist purposely crossed into North Korea to raise awareness of Pyongyang's purported abuses, his colleagues say.
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il made a visit to the country's sputtering free-trade zone for the first time since its foundation two decades ago in an apparent bid to woo much-needed foreign capital.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has written a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, an unnamed U.S. official says.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- An envoy delivered a letter meant for North Korean leader Kim Jong Il from U.S. President Barack Obama regarding resumption of nuclear disarmament talks.
