TO GO WITH NKorea-economy-politics-succession,FEATURE by Ian Timberlake
TO GO WITH NKorea-economy-politics-succession,FEATURE by Ian Timberlake
This photo taken on September 22, 2010 shows residents walking in Moranbong Park, enjoying the Chusok holiday in the Moranbong district of Pyongyang. The country is moving towards a transfer of dynastic power after Kim Jong-Un, youngest son of ailing leader Kim Jong-Il, was given senior posts in the ruling communist party at a rare meeting on September 28, 2010 and made a four-star general. The conference -- the biggest political gathering in 30 years -- came as the regime struggles to revive the crumbling command economy. Even the showpiece capital Pyongyang appears to be stuck in time, decades past. AFP PHOTO / Ian TIMBERLAKE