Saturday's death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has given a lift to that country's only openly traded securities, a batch of bonds that haven't received a payment in almost three decades.

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North Korea and Russia. But any kind of concerted attack on the south is not a short-term goal, Yeo said. "North Korea is not ready to attack," he said.

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The bonds, called 'People's Life Bonds' were issued in 2003 and are available in denominations of 500 North Korean won (their currency), 1,000, and 5,000 won notes.

U.S., South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials have said North Korea dispatched about 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia last fall in its first participation in a major armed conflict since the ...