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NKorea's Kim underwent surgery by Chinese doctors: report
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 14, 2008 North Korean leader Kin Jong-Il underwent surgery with help from Chinese military doctors following a stroke last month, a Japanese report said Sunday, citing unnamed Chinese sources. Five Chinese doctors were dispatched by China at North Korea's request to perform surgery after Kim suffered a stroke on August 14, Kyodo News reported, amid media speculation over Kim's health after he failed to appear at a mass parade last week to mark the hardline communist state's 60th anniversary. Although Kim is recuperating, he is still having problems with the functioning of his limbs and he will require a long period of rest and rehabilitation, the Chinese sources were quoted as saying. The Chinese sources said the North Korean authorities decided not to carry out a full-fledged military parade on the state's 60th anniversary as it would appear strange to hold such an event without the country's top leader being present, according to the report. Kim's health is the subject of intense speculation since he has not publicly nominated a successor among his three sons, stirring fears among Asian neighbours of potential instability in the nuclear-armed state. Earlier Sunday, Japan's Mainichi Shimbun newspaper, quoting a Chinese official, said Kim had suffered occasional blackouts since April and had not been able to give full guidance on policy. Kim also suffered heart and kidney problems last year, the paper said, and has cut back his duties to concentrate on medical treatment. Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
SKorea on alert for NKorea shift after Kim's stroke
Seoul (AFP) Sept 11, 2008South Korea was on alert Thursday for possible political change in its nuclear-armed neighbour following the disclosure that longtime North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il suffered a stroke. |
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