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North Korea Politics

North Korea Politics

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N Korea 'names Kim's successor'

Media reports from South Korea say North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has chosen his youngest son to succeed him. Ref. Source 9

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North Korea gulags 'hold 150,000'

North Korea holds more than 150,000 political prisoners in six prison camps across the country, a South Korean MP says. Ref. Source 7

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N Korea in leadership reshuffle

North Korea replaces its premier and promotes Kim Jong-il's brother-in-law at a special session of parliament. Ref. Source 8

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North Korea 'to pick new leaders'

North Korea's ruling communist party is to hold a rare meeting of its political bureau to choose new leaders, state media say. Ref. Source 1

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World watches North Korea after Kim Jong-il's death

North Koreans have poured into the streets to mourn the death of iron leader Kim Jong-il as state media hails his untested son as the "Great Successor" of the reclusive state, whose atomic weapons ambitions are a major threat to the region. Ref. Source 3

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Report: N. Korean minister executed for disloyalty to Kim

Information related to North Korea is extremely difficult to independently confirm. Ref. Source 3