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North Korea Bans Laughing For 11 Days To Mark Death Anniversary of Kim Jong Un's Father
- Monday December 20, 2021
- Offbeat | Edited by NDTV Newsdesk
Citizens are not allowed to laugh, consume alcohol or engage in leisure activities during the mourning period.
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North Korea's Favourite Newsreader, 70, Announces Hydrogen Bomb Success
- Sunday September 3, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pyongyang's favourite newsreader - a woman in her 70s -- returned to the airwaves Sunday to declare its proud possession of a hydrogen bomb.
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Huge Crowds Mourn Kim Jong-II on Third Death Anniversary
- Wednesday December 17, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
North Korean television showed tens of thousands of mourners bowing before a huge statue of Kim Jong-Il, as the regime marked the third anniversary of the former dictator's death today.
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North Korea warns of 'merciless' strike against South
- Friday December 20, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
North Korea has threatened a "merciless" strike against the South after activists burned effigies of the ruling Kim dynasty on the second anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-Il.
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US, N. Korea to hold first talks since leader's death
- Tuesday February 14, 2012
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United States said on Monday that it would send a senior envoy next week to Beijing for talks with North Korea on its nuclear program, in the first substantive contact since leader Kim Jong-Il died.
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Eldest son of late Kim spotted in Beijing: Reports
- Monday January 16, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
The eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has been spotted in Beijing almost a month after his father's death, South Korean media reports said on Monday.
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North Korea to punish 'non-mourners': Report
- Wednesday January 11, 2012
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
North Koreans who did not mourn the death of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il can face at least six months in prison, a South Korean media outlet said Wednesday. And those who took part in the often hysterical display of sorrow but who may not have shed "genuine tears" could be sent to re-education camps, a South Korean news website reported.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kim's death no joke for 'Dear Leader' double
- Friday December 30, 2011
- World News | Agence France-Presse
He's been cursed in the street, appeared in a movie and perfected the wave of North Korea's "Dear Leader". Now Kim Jong-Il's leading look-alike feels that part of himself died along with the late ruler.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mourning for Kim a loyalty test for North Koreans?
- Thursday December 22, 2011
- World News | Agence France-Presse
North Koreans have been told to pay respects to late leader Kim Jong-Il three times a day and mourning rituals have become a test of their loyalty to the communist dynasty, an expert said on Thursday.
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North Korea's Tears: A Blend of Cult, Culture and Coercion
- Wednesday December 21, 2011
- World News | Choe Sang-Hun and Norimitsu Onishi, The New York Times
Among countless mourners at a public square in North Korea, the kneeling middle-aged man in an off-white windbreaker stands out. The state broadcaster's camera zooms in as he wails, rocking back and forth with clenched fists, his grief punctuated by the white puffs of his breath visible in the cold of the capital, Pyongyang.
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www.ndtv.com
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Japanese magician invited to Kim Jong Il's funeral
- Wednesday December 21, 2011
- World News | Press Trust of India
North Korea has invited Japanese woman magician Tenko Hikita to attend the planned December 28 funeral for its leader Kim Jong Il who died last weekend, her manager claimed today. Ms Hikita, who has performed several magic shows in North Korea, received the invitation over the phone and via e-mail from one of Kim's relatives.
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In Kim's death, an extensive Intelligence failure
- Tuesday December 20, 2011
- World News | Mark Landler and Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
Kim Jong-il, the enigmatic North Korean leader, died on a train at 8:30 am Saturday in his country. Forty-eight hours later, officials in South Korea still did not know anything about it - to say nothing of Washington, where the State Department acknowledged "press reports" of Mr. Kim's death well after North Korean state media had already announce...
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www.ndtv.com
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Kim's death: Will India-North Korea ties improve?
- Tuesday December 20, 2011
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
India is closely watching developments in North Korea following the death of its longtime leader Kim Jong-il, which could improve New Delhi's ties with the reclusive country whose nuclear programme and its export of missile technology to Pakistan have been a cause of much concern here.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kim Jong-Un officially designated as "Great Successor" to his father
- Monday December 19, 2011
- World News | Agence France-Presse
North Korea Monday described Kim Jong-Un as the "great successor" after announcing the death of his father, leader Kim Jong-Il, from a heart attack at the age of 69.
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www.ndtv.com
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Who was Kim Jong-Il?
- Monday December 19, 2011
- People | The New York Times
Kim Jong-Il was the hereditary and eccentric ruler of North Korea, the country founded by his father, Kim Il-sung, from the time his father died in 1994 until his own death, which was announced by state media on Dec. 19, 2011. The two Kims have been the only leaders their country has known.
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www.ndtv.com
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North Korea Bans Laughing For 11 Days To Mark Death Anniversary of Kim Jong Un's Father
- Monday December 20, 2021
- Offbeat | Edited by NDTV Newsdesk
Citizens are not allowed to laugh, consume alcohol or engage in leisure activities during the mourning period.
-
www.ndtv.com
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North Korea's Favourite Newsreader, 70, Announces Hydrogen Bomb Success
- Sunday September 3, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pyongyang's favourite newsreader - a woman in her 70s -- returned to the airwaves Sunday to declare its proud possession of a hydrogen bomb.
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www.ndtv.com
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Huge Crowds Mourn Kim Jong-II on Third Death Anniversary
- Wednesday December 17, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
North Korean television showed tens of thousands of mourners bowing before a huge statue of Kim Jong-Il, as the regime marked the third anniversary of the former dictator's death today.
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www.ndtv.com
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North Korea warns of 'merciless' strike against South
- Friday December 20, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
North Korea has threatened a "merciless" strike against the South after activists burned effigies of the ruling Kim dynasty on the second anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-Il.
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www.ndtv.com
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US, N. Korea to hold first talks since leader's death
- Tuesday February 14, 2012
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United States said on Monday that it would send a senior envoy next week to Beijing for talks with North Korea on its nuclear program, in the first substantive contact since leader Kim Jong-Il died.
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www.ndtv.com
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Eldest son of late Kim spotted in Beijing: Reports
- Monday January 16, 2012
- World News | Associated Press
The eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has been spotted in Beijing almost a month after his father's death, South Korean media reports said on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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North Korea to punish 'non-mourners': Report
- Wednesday January 11, 2012
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
North Koreans who did not mourn the death of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il can face at least six months in prison, a South Korean media outlet said Wednesday. And those who took part in the often hysterical display of sorrow but who may not have shed "genuine tears" could be sent to re-education camps, a South Korean news website reported.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kim's death no joke for 'Dear Leader' double
- Friday December 30, 2011
- World News | Agence France-Presse
He's been cursed in the street, appeared in a movie and perfected the wave of North Korea's "Dear Leader". Now Kim Jong-Il's leading look-alike feels that part of himself died along with the late ruler.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mourning for Kim a loyalty test for North Koreans?
- Thursday December 22, 2011
- World News | Agence France-Presse
North Koreans have been told to pay respects to late leader Kim Jong-Il three times a day and mourning rituals have become a test of their loyalty to the communist dynasty, an expert said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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North Korea's Tears: A Blend of Cult, Culture and Coercion
- Wednesday December 21, 2011
- World News | Choe Sang-Hun and Norimitsu Onishi, The New York Times
Among countless mourners at a public square in North Korea, the kneeling middle-aged man in an off-white windbreaker stands out. The state broadcaster's camera zooms in as he wails, rocking back and forth with clenched fists, his grief punctuated by the white puffs of his breath visible in the cold of the capital, Pyongyang.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Japanese magician invited to Kim Jong Il's funeral
- Wednesday December 21, 2011
- World News | Press Trust of India
North Korea has invited Japanese woman magician Tenko Hikita to attend the planned December 28 funeral for its leader Kim Jong Il who died last weekend, her manager claimed today. Ms Hikita, who has performed several magic shows in North Korea, received the invitation over the phone and via e-mail from one of Kim's relatives.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Kim's death, an extensive Intelligence failure
- Tuesday December 20, 2011
- World News | Mark Landler and Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
Kim Jong-il, the enigmatic North Korean leader, died on a train at 8:30 am Saturday in his country. Forty-eight hours later, officials in South Korea still did not know anything about it - to say nothing of Washington, where the State Department acknowledged "press reports" of Mr. Kim's death well after North Korean state media had already announce...
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www.ndtv.com
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Kim's death: Will India-North Korea ties improve?
- Tuesday December 20, 2011
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
India is closely watching developments in North Korea following the death of its longtime leader Kim Jong-il, which could improve New Delhi's ties with the reclusive country whose nuclear programme and its export of missile technology to Pakistan have been a cause of much concern here.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Kim Jong-Un officially designated as "Great Successor" to his father
- Monday December 19, 2011
- World News | Agence France-Presse
North Korea Monday described Kim Jong-Un as the "great successor" after announcing the death of his father, leader Kim Jong-Il, from a heart attack at the age of 69.
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www.ndtv.com
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Who was Kim Jong-Il?
- Monday December 19, 2011
- People | The New York Times
Kim Jong-Il was the hereditary and eccentric ruler of North Korea, the country founded by his father, Kim Il-sung, from the time his father died in 1994 until his own death, which was announced by state media on Dec. 19, 2011. The two Kims have been the only leaders their country has known.
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www.ndtv.com