North Korea Tech » Kim Jong Il https://www.northkoreatech.org Tue, 30 Dec 2014 04:52:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Voice of Korea on Kim’s funeral https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/30/voice-of-korea-on-kims-funeral/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/30/voice-of-korea-on-kims-funeral/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:57:08 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2492 From my own monitoring, here are a couple of reports from Voice of Korea, North Korea’s shortwave radio service, on the event surrounding the funeral of Kim Jong Il. December 29 broadcast (covering the events of the previous day) Voice of Korea reports on the funeral procession of Kim Jong Il. December 28 broadcast Voice of…
 
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]]> https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/30/voice-of-korea-on-kims-funeral/feed/ 0 Pyongyang mourning at Hana Electronics https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/29/pyongyang-mourning-at-hana-electronics/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/29/pyongyang-mourning-at-hana-electronics/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:36:08 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2498 Hana Electronics and the Hana Music Information Center, one of the last places reported to have been visited by Kim Jong Il before his death, was one of the locations used on Thursday to mourn his passing. State TV pictures showed a crowd that appeared to be at least in the thousands standing outside the building…
 
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]]> https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/29/pyongyang-mourning-at-hana-electronics/feed/ 1 What’s on North Korean TV and radio? https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/22/whats-on-north-korean-tv-and-radio/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/22/whats-on-north-korean-tv-and-radio/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:11:17 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2468 North Korea’s state television is playing a leading role in attempting to set a national mood of solemnity as the country moves through its mourning period. The media, especially TV, has always played an important part in the government’s propaganda efforts so what’s on North Korean screens these days? In three words: Kim Jong Il. It’s no…
 
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]]> https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/22/whats-on-north-korean-tv-and-radio/feed/ 1 How the world reported Kim’s death, and how North Korea reported that https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/21/how-the-world-reports-kims-death-and-how-north-korea-reported-that/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/21/how-the-world-reports-kims-death-and-how-north-korea-reported-that/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:05:07 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2388
Uncertainty surrounding the future of North Korea and a succession of amazing images of mourning from Pyongyang continue to keep the death of Kim Jong Il at the top of the news in many countries. In Seoul and Tokyo (see picture, right) newspapers rushed out extra editions hours after the death was announced. Japanese newspapers…
 
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]]> https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/21/how-the-world-reports-kims-death-and-how-north-korea-reported-that/feed/ 3 North Korea Tech Kim Jong Il’s death – Rodong Sinmun https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/20/kim-jong-ils-death-rodong-sinmun/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/20/kim-jong-ils-death-rodong-sinmun/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:19:57 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2368
A day after North Korea was told of the death of Kim Jong Il, his official portrait dominates the front page of the Rodong Sinmun. The newspaper is the most powerful mouthpieces for the ruling Workers’ Party and as such the front page isn’t a surprise.   Page 2 carries the official announcement of his…
 
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]]> https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/20/kim-jong-ils-death-rodong-sinmun/feed/ 3 North Korea Tech Voice of Korea announces death of Kim Jong Il https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/19/voice-of-korea-announces-death-of-kim-jong-il/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/19/voice-of-korea-announces-death-of-kim-jong-il/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:54:36 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2361
The Voice of Korea, North Korea’s international radio service, made its first broadcast in English after the announcement of the death of Kim Jong Il. The broadcast was dominated by a news bulletin that attempted to carry some of the emotion being seen and heard on domestic media, but the announcer didn’t reach tears. The…
 
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]]> https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/19/voice-of-korea-announces-death-of-kim-jong-il/feed/ 9 North Korea Tech Kim Jong Il’s death – headlines from across the web https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/19/kim-jong-ils-death-headlines-from-across-the-web/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/19/kim-jong-ils-death-headlines-from-across-the-web/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:04:52 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2334 The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il immediately became major news worldwide. Here’s how some major websites initially covered the story. Click on each image to see a larger version of the page.
 
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]]> https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/19/kim-jong-ils-death-headlines-from-across-the-web/feed/ 3 Kim Jong Il’s death – How DPRK websites broke the news https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/19/kim-kong-ils-death-how-dprk-websites-broke-the-news/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/19/kim-kong-ils-death-how-dprk-websites-broke-the-news/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:47:56 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2325
A familiar newscaster dressed in black appears on screen and makes a tearful announcement: Kim Jong Il is dead. When North Korean state TV and radio broke the news at noon on Monday they had already given advance notice that a major announcement was coming. Its delivery was an attempt to set a national mood…
 
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]]> https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/12/19/kim-kong-ils-death-how-dprk-websites-broke-the-news/feed/ 4 North Korea Tech Kim Jong Il visits ‘LCD TV factory’ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/07/30/kim-jong-il-visits-lcd-tv-factory/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/07/30/kim-jong-il-visits-lcd-tv-factory/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:50:09 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2011 North Korean state media has reported on a visit by Kim Jong Il to the “May 11 Factory,” which it described as “a modern scientific research and production center which researches and develops varieties of electronic goods including liquid crystal display TV sets.” The KCNA report mentioned the LCD televisions several times and was accompanied…
 
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]]> https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/07/30/kim-jong-il-visits-lcd-tv-factory/feed/ 3 Kim Jong Il on tour in China https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/06/13/kim-jong-il-on-tour-in-china/ https://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/06/13/kim-jong-il-on-tour-in-china/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:38:49 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=1840
Kim Jong Il’s tour of China at the end of May saw the North Korean leader take in several high-tech factories and companies. China Central Television (CCTV) broadcast a comprehensive report on the visit (aired after Kim had left Beijing) and provided details on some of the tour stops. They included Yangzhou Smart Valley, the…
 
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