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A North Korean traffic police officer stands along a street in central Pyongyang, North Korea on April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX Journey into North Korea )

Thousands of North Koreans turn colored cards to form an image of North founder Kim Il Sung in a wheat field as gymnasts perform on the field below during a "mass games" performance at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

North Korean farmland on the edge of Pyongyang is seen from the air on Oct. 4, 2011. This autumn, as farmers fan out into fields of corn, wheat, rice and cabbage, such evocative pastoral scenes are a reminder of the challenges North Korea faces in feeding its people. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Hunger )

North Korean girls sing a song entitled "Generalissimo Kim Il Sung Danced With Us" at the Mangyongdae School Children's Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea during a performance for the visiting New York Philharmonic members on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX North Korea )

A guide gives a lecture in front of a diorama showing the Korean War's 1950 battle of Taejon as she gives a tour of the War Museum in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday Sept. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

A pin showing a portrait of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung is attached to the uniform of a North Korean Lieutenant along the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two halves of the Korean peninsula near Kaesong, North Korea on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

Thousands of North Koreans turn colored cards to form an image of a saluting child in military uniform during a "mass games" performance at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

North Korean soccer fans cheer for their national team during a World Cup qualifying match between North Korea and Uzbekistan at Pyongyang's Yanggakdo Stadium, North Korea on Tuesday Oct. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea in Autumn )

A construction crane is seen on the top of the unfinished Ryugyong hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Construction of the hotel began in 1987 but came to a halt in 1992 amid economic difficulties. It resumed earlier this year in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates after being abandoned for 16 years. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( NKorea Building Boom )

A car passes by as students tour Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

North Korean commuters ride in a train in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Korea Futile Sanctions )

North Koreans pass by a newly finished apartment block in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. North Korea has nearly completed its project to give a facelift to its capital. The communist nation launched the makeover project to mark the 60th anniversary of its foundation. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( NKorea Building Boom )

People walk and use bicycles to cross a railroad bridge over a riverbed north of Pyongyang, North Korea on April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Journey into North Korea )

A young girl stands on floral-print carpet inside the Pyongyang Children's Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea on April 14, 2011. The large facility teaches performance arts, fine arts, and sports as extracurricular classes to students in Pyongyang. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Journey into North Korea )

Stuffed animals used for biology classes are on display at Changgwang Elementary School in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Journey )

A model of the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two halves of the Korean peninsula is displayed near Kaesong, North Korea on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

Men read a newspaper on public display inside a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea on March 10, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Journey into North Korea )

North Koreans pay their respects before a monument of Kim Il Sung at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea on Thursday April 14, 2011. April 15 is called "The Day of the Sun" in honor of the former guerrilla fighter who founded North Korea in 1948. People began to celebrate on the eve of the 99th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birthday. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX North Korea Kim Il Sung Birthday )

A North Korean family prepares to have their photo taken during a holiday to mark the 99th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birthday at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where the body of late Kim Il Sung lay in state, in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday April 15, 2011. April 15 is called 'The Day of the Sun' in honor of the former guerrilla fighter who founded North Korea in 1948. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

Clouds hang over the skyline of central Pyongyang, North Korea on Monday April 18, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

An illustration of a building project hangs in front of the construction project in progress in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Journey )

A North Korean man shovels snow in a parking lot Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Pyongyang after overnight snow fell on the North Korean capital. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX North Korea Daily Life )

North Korean soldiers tour the grounds of the birthplace of the late President Kim Il Sung at Mangyongdae, North Korea on Wednesday April 13, 2011. The nation began to celebrate a three day holiday to mark the 99th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birthday. April 15 is called "The Day of the Sun" in honor of the former guerrilla fighter who founded North Korea in 1948. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Kim Il Sung Birthday )

Buildings sit next to a small body of water in a North Korean town along the highway from Pyongyang to the southern city of Kaesong on April 17, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Journey into North Korea )

A North Korean nurse speaks by video conference and telephone to a doctor inside a maternity hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday Oct. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea in Autumn )

North Korean English language students answer a teacher's questions at a classroom in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea NY Philharmonic )

Portraits of North Korea's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il hang on a wall over a bank of computers at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. A quasi-religious mystique surrounding the Kim family has been developed over two generations, dating back to "eternal president" Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Kim Jong Il Making the Myth )

A North Korean man rides a bike along the banks of the Pothong River in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Daily Life )

Snow blankets farm fields on the outskirts of Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

A traffic guard stands in the center of a snowy street in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea NY Philharmonic )

Two Air Koryo airplanes rest on the tarmac of Pyongyang airport in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 25, 2008. Air Koryo jets once traversed the skies of the Eurasian landmass, linking communist North Korea with airports in Cold War capitals as far afield as Moscow, Prague and the former East Berlin. Nowadays, the aging Russian-built craft of the rickety state airline mostly ply routes close to home, with flights beyond nearby Chinese cities and Russia's Far East extremely rare. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( South Korea North Korea Spunky Flagship )

North Korean officials stand on the tarmac next to Air Koryo airplane stairs in front of the Pyongyang airport in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 27, 2008. Air Koryo jets once traversed the skies of the Eurasian landmass, linking communist North Korea with airports in Cold War capitals as far afield as Moscow, Prague and the former East Berlin. Nowadays, the aging Russian-built craft of the rickety state airline mostly ply routes close to home, with flights beyond nearby Chinese cities and Russia's Far East extremely rare. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Spunky Flagship )

North Korean soldiers stand guard in front of the truce village of Panmunjom at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas on April 17, 2011. Kim Jong Il's death has raised hopes in South Korea that a single, reunified Korea could be coming soon. His son's quick rise to power, however, makes a sudden reunification unlikely. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Koreas One Korea )

A North Korean soldier mans a guard post near the Pyongyang airport on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. North Korean state media has said that the country's leader Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17 of a heart ailment. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Obit Kim Jong Il )

North Koreans, seen through a raindrop spotted bus window, walk with umbrellas in front of the Tower of the Juche Idea in central Pyongyang, North Korea on Monday April 18, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX North Korea )

A statue known as the Monument to the Three Charters for National Reunification, which symbolizes the hope for eventual reunification of the two Koreas, arches over a highway at the edge of Pyongyang, North Korea on April 18, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Journey into North Korea )

Central Pyongyang, North Korea at dusk through a hotel room window on April 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Journey into North Korea )

A car drives along a street at night in central Pyongyang, North Korea on April 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( Journey into North Korea )

North Koreans form a line for a ride at an amusement park in central Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX North Korea )

North Koreans walk and ride bicycles on the snowy streets of Pyongyang on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

North Korean pedestrians make their way along a street blanketed by snow in Pyongyang, North Korea on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. Daily life to the North Korean capital has begun to return to normal one month after late leader Kim Jong Il's death. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

Two North Korean soldiers smoke cigarettes as a pedestrian walks past on a street corner in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday April 22, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Journey )

North Korean commuters walk along a street in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea NY Philharmonic )

North Koreans use a pedestrian bridge to cross over the Pothong River in Pyongyang on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Daily Life )

North Korean soldiers gather to lay flowers on a stage in front of a large portrait of the late Kim Jong Il as they pay their respects on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Pyongyang residents said they were encouraged to celebrate the traditional holiday as they usually do, despite the death of Kim Jong Il, only the second leader North Koreans have known since the nation was founded in 1948. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea New Year )

A North Korean woman cries as she and others pay their respects beneath a large portrait of the late leader Kim Jong Il to commemorate his death and what would have been his 70th birthday on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Kim Jong Il )

A portrait of North Korea's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il hangs in a building lobby in Wason, North Korea on Oct. 6, 2011. A quasi-religious mystique surrounding the Kim family has developed over two generations, dating back to "eternal president" Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Kim Jong Il Making the Myth )

North Korean men take photos of one another inside the main atrium of the East Pyongyang Grand Theater at the end of a concert by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea NY Philharmonic )

North Koreans read at desks inside a room of the People's Study House, a public library in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

North Korean school girls visit the riverside in front of Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX North Korea )

A North Korean woman uses a parasol to protect herself from the sun as she climbs a flight of stairs in Pyongyang on Aug. 26, 2011. It's hard to imagine a North Korea without Kim Jong Il, who led the nation for 17 years until his death on Dec. 17, 2011. His death marks the end of an era for North Korea, which has known only two leaders: Kim and his father, Kim Il Sung. Already, a new era has begun under the leadership of his young son, Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Kim Jong Ils North Korea )

A North Korean police woman directs traffic in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea )

A portrait of North Korea's late leader Kim Il Sung stands in a farm field near Wason, North Korea on Oct. 6, 2011. A quasi-religious mystique surrounding the Kim family has developed over two generations, dating back to "eternal president" Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Kim Jong Il Making the Myth )

North Korean-made sweaters are displayed for sale at Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday Oct. 9, 2011. It's hard to imagine a North Korea without Kim Jong Il, who led the nation for 17 years until his death on Dec. 17, 2011. His death marks the end of an era for North Korea, which has known only two leaders: Kim and his father, Kim Il Sung. Already, a new era has begun under the leadership of his young son, Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea Kim Jong Ils North Korea )

A newborn North Korean baby girl lies in crib in her mother's hospital room inside Pyongyang Maternity Hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday Oct. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( North Korea in Autumn )

North Korean women perform in a mass synchronized swimming show to celebrate the birthday of the late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. As a grand finale the women performed the song "We Will Defend General Kim Jong Un at the Risk of Our Lives". (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX North Korea Synchronized Swimming )

Fireworks explode over the heads of North Korean soldiers lined up in formation at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang during a parade of thousands of soldiers commemorating the 70th birthday of the late Kim Jong Il on Feb. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) ( APTOPIX North Korea )