PoliticsNorthKorea: 'Great Successor' takes power: Kim Jong-eun

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Materials from Financial Times on Kim Jong-eun
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‘Great Successor’ takes power in N Korea - FT.com

‘Great Successor’ takes power in N Korea Financial Times - UK Homepage Kim Jong-il’s youngest son has taken the reins of power in North Korea after the ruthless dictator died from a heart attack over the weekendhttp://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/08597N/9VCLF/7A592Y/4CXLOU/N9/h?a1=2011&a2=12&a3=19 Instability of dynastic shift Kim Jong-eun will struggle to sustain the semi-divine aura created by the Pyongyang dynasty – and a messy breakdown of the reclusive nuclear state could draw the US, China and Japan into an attritional conflict. By Christian Oliver and Jamil Anderlinihttp://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/08597N/9VCLF/7A592Y/KQ15IA/N9/h?a1=2011&a2=12&a3=19 Investors cautious on North Korea uncertainty Asian markets rebound from Monday’s steep losses following the death of Kim Jong-ilhttp://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/08597N/9VCLF/7A592Y/XHARTT/N9/h?a1=2011&a2=12&a3=19

Financial Times - Asia homepage

North Korea faces tough survival battle

With the death of Kim Jong-il, North Korea faces its toughest battle for survival since the collapse of Soviet economic support in the late 1980s and early 1990shttp://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/08597N/9VCLF/7A592Y/5VKTC7/N9/h?a1=2011&a2=12&a3=19

Financial Times - Comment

Kim’s death is watershed moment for N Korea

It is not at all clear that the plan to hand over power to Kim Jong-il’s youngest son can be carried out successfully, writes Victor Chahttp://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/08597N/9VCLF/7A592Y/97E8Z5/N9/h?a1=2011&a2=12&a3=19

Death could trigger wider Sino-US power play

Chinese support for North Korea is probably one of the most controversial aspects of the country’s foreign policyhttp://link.ft.com/r/4RNQTT/08597N/9VCLF/7A592Y/HY3ZKX/N9/h?a1=2011&a2=12&a3=19