North Korea to release South fishing boat
North Korea said on Monday it was releasing the seven-man crew of a South Korean fishing boat, including three Chinese, after they illegally entered its waters last month.
North Korea Ruling Party’s Congress May Discuss Kim’s Successor
North Korea’s ruling party is preparing its biggest political gathering in 30 years, fueling speculation Kim Jong Il may use the forum to legitimatize a transfer of power to his youngest son Kim Jong Un.
North Korea Workers' Party meeting raises speculation
Secrecy abounds ahead of the first party congress in decades. Experts expect it to set the stage for officially naming the ailing Kim Jong Il's successor, said to be his youngest son. For a confab with such far-reaching implications, not much is known about North Korea's largest political gathering in three decades, which rumors hold will be staged across the nation this week.
North Korea’s First Congress in 30 Years May Discuss Successor
North Korea is preparing its biggest political gathering in 30 years, fueling speculation Kim Jong Il may use the forum to legitimatize a transfer of power to his youngest son as his own takeover was ensured at a 1980 summit.
North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is expected to convene the first high-level conference of the ruling Workers’ Party in about 40 years amid widespread speculation that the world will finally get the answer to one great question:
North Korea: Will a heir be unveiled?
North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position.
North Korea Prepares For Major Party Conference
Report: NKorea ready for major party conference
North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way
For the first time in decades, North Korea is set to hold a Workers' Party Conference -- as early as this weekend. Observers say North Korea's ailing ruler, Kim Jong Il, could be set to pass the reins of the world's only communist dynasty to a third generation, his third son, Kim Jong Un.
North Korea Takes Steps to Extend Dynastic Rule
North Korea’s leader is to convene a ruling party meeting where it is expected that his son will be given an official post, a step on the road to leadership.
North Korea’s First Congress in 30 Years Has Succession Roots
North Korea is preparing its biggest political gathering in 30 years, drawing parallels with the 1980 summit that ensured Kim Jong Il’s succession amid speculation he will transfer power to his youngest son.