Kim Jong-un receives another promotion

North Korea leader Kim Jong Il, left, walks by his son Kim Jong Un Photo: AP

By Peter Foster, Beijing 10:30AM GMT 16 Feb 2011

The 28-year-old son of the ailing Kim Jong-il was promoted to vice chairman of the North's most senior decision making body, the National Defence Commission, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper in Seoul said, citing anonymous sources familiar with the situation.

Analysts said the promotion – which comes after Kim Jnr was last year appointed as a four-star general and vice chair of the politically influential Central Military Commission – would appear to again confirm Jong-un as North Korea's *de facto* leader-in-waiting.

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Kim Jong-un receives another promotion