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Kim Jong-il’s mistress may have new lover November 23, 2009 A one-time partner of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may have married another man and left her job as Kim’s secretary, South Korean intelligence sources said. Sources told the JoongAng Ilbo that they have received tips that Kim Ok has married an official from the ruling Workers’ Party. “We’re analyzing intelligence that Kim Ok, who had been Kim Jong-il’s personal secretary, has tied the knot with a Workers’ Party member,” a source said. “We believe Kim Ok has quit her job in the secretariat.” In North Korea, women working in...

/begin my translation N. Korea: Signs of Succession Intrigue (laying down post-Kim Jong-il era) Yonhap News 2007.05.27 09:00 Choi Sun-young and Chang Yong-hoon = Recently in N. Korea, signs of preparation for post-Kim Jong-il era are showing up, prompting outsiders’ attention. Two sons born from Kim Jong-il and his third wife Ko Yong-hee(deceased on May, 2004), Jung-chol(age:26,) and Jung-un(age: 23), are reportedly accompanying Kim Jong-il and showing up at various public events such as visit to military units. The two sons used to frequently accompany Kim Jong-il’s visits to military units while their mother was still alive, but after her...

/begin my summary N. Korea: Who is the real fourth wife of Kim Jong-il?(we got it wrong) Hwang Il-do According to Sept. 1 issue of Shin-dong-a, S. Korean monthly news magazine, high-level N. Korean defectors and Fujimoto Kenji, one-time Japanese chef for Kim Jong-il, all agreed that the initial photo of Kim OK is wrong, which was identified by news agency Yonhap and later by S. Korean TV Network MBC from photos of N. Korean delegation to U.S. in 2000. They say that the woman in the photo is just a mere staff, not the fourth wife of Kim Jong-il...

/begin my translationKim Jong-il: Built Nuke Shelter 10 Years Ago; Fourth Wife, Kim OK, his  Safe Keeper   The author of  'Kim Jong-il's Chef' reveals more in his third publicationSept. issue of 'Monthly Chosun' reports"I saw them bring fake 100 thousand dollars to Europe and coming back with real dollars"   Fujimoto Kenji, a Japanese who worked as 'Kim Jong-il's chef' for thirteen years since 1987, published last month another book, titled 'Dear General Who Loved Books and Women.' This is his third book, following 'Kim Jong-il's Chef,' and 'Kim Jong-il's Private Life.' September issue of 'Monthly Chosun' reported some excerpts from the...