New role for Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Il’s son was identified today as head of a top decision-making body of the ruling Workers’ Party, a post that now gives him authority over political as well as military matters in North Korea.

Mon, 26 Dec, 2011 - 10:05

Kim Jong Il’s son was identified today as head of a top decision-making body of the ruling Workers’ Party, a post that now gives him authority over political as well as military matters in North Korea.

A week after state media reported leader Kim Jong Il’s death on December 17, the campaign to install successor Kim Jong Un gained momentum.

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