DOES THE DEATH of Kim Jong II portend any change in foreign trade and investment with a range of "enemies," including the U.S.? Maybe. Dear Leader's anointed successor, third son Kim Jong Un (a.k.a. "Brilliant Comrade"), is believed to be far more open to it. He backed a deal with Egyptian giant Orascom to provide cellphone service. Now about 1 million North Koreans place calls, though not to foreign countries, especially not to South Korea, with which Pyongyang is still technically at war.
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