SEOUL/PAJU, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday celebrated one of its most important national holidays -- the birthday of leader Kim Jong-il -- as the country struggles to breathe life into its moribund economy, and at the same time, complete an improbable dynastic power succession.
The communist country opened a synchronized swimming performance, exhibitions of Kimjongilia -- a hybrid flower named after the 69-year-old leader -- a figure-skating festival and film shows to heighten the festivities, its official media said.
