North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - 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:
Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention? (AP)

A visitor points with am umbrella at a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, painted by North Korean defector Sun Moo, at the Korea War Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The Obama administration expanded sanctions against North Korea on Monday by freezing assets of individuals, companies and organizations allegedly linked to support for Pyongyang's nuclear program.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - 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 in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist country.
US, South Korean nuclear envoys meet (AP)

A South Korean man takes pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his late father and North Korean founder Kim Il Sung displayed at an observation post near the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. South Korea and the United States have delayed joint anti-submarine exercises off the Korean peninsula's west coast due an approaching typhoon, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. It said no new date has been set for the drills, which had been scheduled to run from Sunday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korea's envoy to stalled North Korean nuclear talks is meeting with senior U.S. officials as China and the North reportedly are pushing for the disarmament negotiations to resume.
US, SKorea to hold further naval drills (AP)

South Korean Army soldiers re-enact a fighting between South Korea, in green, and North Korea during Naktong River Battle re-enactment near the Waegwan railway bridge in Waegwan, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. South Korean Defense Ministry re-enacted one of the important battles as part of commemoration events for the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korea and the United States will hold joint anti-submarine exercises in another show of force against North Korea, officials said Friday, as Pyongyang renewed threats against the drills.
At least 10 warships to join US-S.Korea exercise (AFP)

South Korean and US national flags are seen aboard the flight deck of the Nimitz-class USS George Washington for joint military exercises between the US and South Korea in July, 2010. About ten warships or submarines will join upcoming naval exercises between the two nations aimed at deterring North Korea following its alleged attack on a Seoul corvette, officials have said.(AFP/Pool/File/Lee Jin-Man)AFP - About ten warships or submarines will join an upcoming US-South Korean naval exercise aimed at deterring North Korea following its alleged attack on a Seoul corvette, officials said Friday.
China calls for compromise on NKorea talks (AP)

A South Korean man takes pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his late father and North Korean founder Kim Il Sung displayed at an observation post near the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. South Korea and the United States have delayed joint anti-submarine exercises off the Korean peninsula's west coast due an approaching typhoon, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. It said no new date has been set for the drills, which had been scheduled to run from Sunday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - China called Thursday for a compromise among the parties to talks aimed at disarming North Korea's nuclear program in order to get the negotiations back on track.
US non-committal on resuming NKorea nuclear talks (AFP)

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei speaks to the media upon departing from The State Department in Washington, DC. The United States said Wednesday it planned more consultations with its partners after hearing China's perspective on reviving stalled six-party nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea.(AFP/Chris Kleponis)AFP - The United States said Wednesday it planned more consultations with its partners after hearing China's perspective on reviving stalled six-party nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea.
Skeptical US lays ground for N.Korea talks: analysts (AFP)

A North Korean passes a portrait of late North Korea leader Kim Il-Sung. After months of rising tension, the United States is gingerly exploring how to launch talks with North Korea without loosening the screws on the isolated state, experts say.(AFP/POOL/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - After months of rising tension, the United States is gingerly exploring how to launch talks with North Korea without loosening the screws on the isolated state, experts say.
NKorea forges trade docs to dodge sanction: report (AP)
AP - North Korea has changed the names of its trading companies and falsified trade documents to avoid international sanctions and continue exporting weapons, a news report and an intelligence official said Wednesday.
Doubts grows over N.Korea Kim succession (AFP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (R) waves to the crowd at the Kumyagang Army-People Power Station in South Hamgyong Province. Scepticism is growing about the prospect of a second dynastic succession as North Korea prepares for a rare meeting expected to endorse the process, a welfare group with cross-border contacts said Wednesday.(AFP/KCNA via KNS/File)AFP - Scepticism is growing about the prospect of a second dynastic succession as North Korea prepares for a rare meeting expected to endorse the process, a welfare group with cross-border contacts said Wednesday.
N.Korea seeks stronger ties with China (Reuters)

A South Korean man takes pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his late father and North Korean founder Kim Il Sung displayed at an observation post near the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. South Korea and the United States have delayed joint anti-submarine exercises off the Korean peninsula's west coast due an approaching typhoon, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. It said no new date has been set for the drills, which had been scheduled to run from Sunday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Reuters - North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit aimed at bolstering the bond with his isolated country's sole major supporter.
N.Korea forges trade documents to dodge sanctions (AFP)

File photo of a North Korean cargo ship near the southern port of Mukalla in Yemen. The ship delivered 15 Scud missiles with warheads. North Korea is forging trade documents and changing the names of its trading firms to try to dodge international sanctions, a Seoul intelligence official and a media report said Wednesday.(AFP/Yemeni Defence Ministry/Ho)AFP - North Korea is forging trade documents and changing the names of its trading firms to try to dodge international sanctions, a Seoul intelligence official and a media report said Wednesday.
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