A North Korean student sings in front of the portraits of the late leader Kim Il-sung (L) and current leader Kim Jong-il in a class room of the Mankyongdae juvenile student palace in Pyongyang in this file photo taken April 30, 2004. Portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il have been taken down from public places where they have been hanging, the Russian news agency Itar-Tass said on Tuesday in a report from China. Picture taken April 30, 2004. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won