Anti-Pyongyang flyers sent from South as North marks Kim’s birthday | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “North Korea celebrated the 68th birthday of its leader on Tuesday as defectors in the South launched balloons carrying propaganda leaflets towards the North, a South Korean news agency reported.
Kim Jong-Il’s birthday, one of North Korea’s most important public holidays, was marked with songs and dance performances, synchronized swimming displays and an ice sculpture festival.
Yonhap reported that North Korean television broadcast footage of Kim delivering cookies and other ‘gifts of love’ to children across the country.”