North Korean leader's son apparently promoted to general

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's
youngest son apparently was among
more than 30 military promotions
announced Monday by his father
during celebrations of the Workers'
Party of Korea's 65th anniversary,
North Korea's state news agency
reported.
Kim Jong Un has been widely
rumored to be his ailing father's
anointed successor.
Kim Jong Il's sister, Kim Kyong Hui,
was apparently also promoted to
general, according to the state-run
KCNA news agency.
While it has been speculated that Kim
Jong Un will succeed his father,
details about him are scarce in North
Korea and out.
"This appears to be the first public
mention of Kim Jong Il's son by the
North Korean media," said Mike
Chinoy, the author of "Meltdown:
The Inside Story of the North Korean
Nuclear Crisis."
Kurt Campbell, the top State
Department official on Asia, told CNN
that "the United States is watching
developments in North Korea
carefully."