Swedish department store PUB have decided to not sell NOKO jeans, which are made in North Korea. The Stockholm store gave quit the brand half an hour before the store opened and the launch of the black jeans. PUB's director, Rene Stephansen, said: "For us this is not a question of Noko Jeans – this is a question about a political issue that PUB doesn't want to be associated with. He added that the store was "not the forum" for a conversation about about Kim Jong-il.

NOKO jeans' Jakob Olsson responded that "I sincerely hope (PUB) will remove everything labelled 'made in China' as well." His colleague Jacob Åström added: "This is not a support project [for Kim Jong Il], but is a way for us to get closer to the country and, in a controversial fashion, shake this isolation up a bit." 

Talk about PC Gone Mad...

Who said South Korea wasn't as dangerous as North Korea?

Kim Jong-il back in shape?

After months of rumours about his health and possible heart attacks, the Korean Central News Agency has published this photo, which shows NK's dictator inspecting a swimming complex...in his pyjamas? We knew he had an eccentric style but this takes the price, Kim. And remember, take off the glasses if you plan on jumping in...

Kim Jong - are you ill?

As his health - and even death - is specualted upon, we take this oppurtunity to highlight the impeccable style of Kim Jong-il's Comedy Communism. Our Dear Leader (or at least North Koreas) has not been seen since mid-August and recent pictures of him are thought to have been taken last summer. Is he ill, is he dead? Or maybe he's just chill-axing on Aya Napa, raving away through the night in his sunglasses, platform shoes and crazy haircut?

What ever the case - live or dead - Kim Jong-il is a legend on the international fashion circuit and the only true competition to Fidel Castro as the king of Comedy Communism...Enjoy these shots of our Dear Leader:

I'm not sure the last one is the real deal, but wouldn't that be great though? Cheers Kim!