North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and military officer Jang Song-taek paying their respects。 (Courtesy Reuters)
North Korea's Leader Still A Mystery -- Chris Lawrence, CNN
The United States and South Korea still have no clear insight on the new leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, nearly a year after he replaced his father.
"We still don't know whether or not he will follow in the footsteps of his father, or whether he represents a different kind of leadership for the future," U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta admitted Wednesday.
Panetta made the comment at a news conference on Wednesday after security talks with his South Korean counterpart. The meetings included discussion of North Korea's young leader, who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, after his death in 2011.
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said the actual regime "seems to be quite stable," and there is hope Kim Jong Un would "try to introduce new economic reform measures to make a better life for the people" of North Korea.
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Update: North Korea new leader still a mystery after nearly a year: Pentagon -- Reuters
My Comment: Officials in the U.S. and South Korea may wonder who this new North Korean leader is .... and what he may do .... but his family has no illusions on who and what he is.