North Korea waits to hear that Kim Jong-il's youngest son will take over

North Korean TV broadcasts the arrival of delegates for a rare Workers' party meeting, which is expected to hear the confirmation that Kim Jong-un will succeed Kim Jong-il Reuters The fruit crop is expected to be excellent. The apples are plump and the grape clusters heavy. Farmers smile as they toil in the fields, and people wave flags on their way to work. Tractors are bringing in another good h

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But the people are already being groomed for a phased transition, supporting the widespread belief that the leader, Kim Jong-il, will use Tuesday's Workers' party assembly to signal he has chosen his youngest son to succeed him. One Pyongyang student says there is already a song dedicated to the hei