Monday, December 17, 2018

N. Korea marks anniversary of Kim Jong-il's death

North Korean is remembering former leader Kim Jong-il on the seventh anniversary of his death. The date is also a reminder of his youngest son and current leader's own ascent to power.


Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.


IN: "  North Korean leader … "

OUT: SOC

DUR: 0:36


AIR: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-air.mp3

ARN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-arn.mp3

FM4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-fm4.mp3

GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-generic.mp3

ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-icrt.mp3

NIGERIA: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-von.mp3

938LIVE: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-938.mp3

RNZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-rnz.mp3

SRN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-srn.mp3

VATICAN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-vat.mp3

ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/deathanniversary-bh-ziz.mp3



North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited his father's mausoleum in Pyongyang where his body is on display under glass.


Citizens laid flowers in the capital and paid silent tribute to Kim Jong-il, a man they reverentially called 'Dear Leader.'


Internationally, the senior Kim developed a reputation as a madman building nuclear weapons.


His son is now trying to convince the world that North Korea is focused on economic development.


But despite a series of summits with the leaders of the United States and South Korea, Kim Jong-un appears no closer to ending the country's nuclear weapons program.   


SOC