朝鮮準備金正日葬禮 North Korea Prepares For Kim Funeral

North Korea is preparing its ceremonial farewell Wednesday to late leader Kim Jong Il, as the world watches for clues to future power brokers in the secretive, nuclear-armed nation. Pyongyang's state media have, so far, given no details of the planned event, and foreigners are barred. But analysts expect the ceremony to be similar to that of Mr. Kim's father and founding president Kim Il Sung, which highlighted the hallmarks of his rule and strengthened loyalty to his dynastic successor.

朝鮮正在準備已故領導人金正日星期三的葬禮。與此同時，全世界正在關注這個行跡隱祕、擁有核武器的國家未來實權人物的蛛絲馬跡。平壤國營媒體迄今沒有公佈葬禮的任何細節。朝鮮禁止外國人蔘加葬禮。但是分析人士預計，金正日的葬禮會類似於他的父親、朝鮮開國領導人金日成的葬禮，即強調他統治的豐功偉績，並加強對他世襲接班人的忠誠。

North Korean official media continued to establish newly-anointed leader Kim Jong Un's leadership credentials, announcing Monday that Mr. Kim had been appointed to the top post in the Communist Party. The young leader met Monday in Pyongyang with a private delegation of prominent South Koreans, in his first public encounter with foreign visitors since the death of his father was announced last week. Foreign governments are watching events in Pyongyang closely because of concerns over the young Mr. Kim's rise in a country with a nuclear program, a large army and a history of deep animosity towards its neighbors.

朝鮮官方媒體繼續確立新領導人金正恩的領導權威。星期一，朝鮮媒體宣佈他被任命爲朝鮮勞動黨的最高領導人。這位年輕的領導人星期一在平壤會見了一個由韓國知名人士組成的民間代表團。這是朝鮮上星期宣佈金正日去世後，金正恩首次會見外國訪客。其他國家的政府正在密切關注平壤的事態，因爲年輕的金正恩執掌這個有核項目、龐大軍隊和對鄰國長期懷有強烈敵意的國家使外界感到擔憂。