SEOUL (Reuters) - Young and untested, Kim Jong-un has all but taken over North Korea's leadership, with state media calling him "supreme commander" and "leader of the state, army and party" well before his late father was due to be borne through the streets of Pyongyang in a state funeral on Wednesday.
After the reclusive state emerges from a period of mourning on Thursday, Kim, believed to be about 27 years old and vice chairman of the ruling party's Central Military Commission, is expected quickly to take on additional titles to cement his place at the top.