What Is Next For North Korea?

Kim Jong-un (front row, centre), youngest son of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il, attends a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang Sept. 28, 2010, in this video released on September 30, 2010. North Korea's ruling Workers' Party on Tuesday held its biggest meeting in 30 years and appointed the son of leader Kim Jong-il to a senior post, pushing ahead the succession process in the reclusive state. Reuters/KRT via Reuters TV

North Korea's New Dawn With Kim Jong-un -- Christian Science Monitor

An heir to the North Korean dictatorship is anointed, and begins his rise. Where will Kim Jong-un lead his nation?

In the space of a few hours, North Korea opened an entirely new chapter in the turbulent history of the Korean Peninsula.

It wasn't that the regime had changed, or that policy had changed. Rather, it was that change was inevitable, eventually, and a new leader was on the tortuous journey to the top.

The new leader was a young man named Kim Jong-un, the choice of his father, 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong-il, who has survived longer than most people thought likely after a serious illness.

Read more ....

More News On North Korea

Kim and Son Appear at N. Korean Military Exercise -- New York Times
North Korean Heir Apparent Watches Drill With Father -- Bloomberg businessweek
'Leader-in-waiting' views N Korea military with father -- BBC
North Korea's heir apparent at first army drills: KCNA -- Reuters
NKorea media say Kim Jong Un joins father at drill -- AP

Activity spotted near N. Korean nuclear facility -- Washington Post
North Korea to restart idle nuclear plant, warns South Korea -- The Australian
N.Korea restores facilities at nuclear reactor -- AFP

North Korean dictator’s Kim Jong Il’s son may have had plastic surgery -- National Post
Kim Jong-un rumoured to have undergone plastic surgery -- The Telegraph

It's Official: Kim Jong Un Will Succeed Kim Jong Il. Will North Korea Change? -- NPR
Pyongyang pointers in power transfer -- Asia Times
N.Korea succession weighs on S.Korea—agency -- Inquirer.net
Kim Jong-il Succession Could Mean Crisis or Opportunity -- Chosun Ilbo commentary
Staring at North Korea -- Slate