North Korea has named a new military chief after his predecessor was appointed as the deputy of the National Defense Commission following 12 years in the top military post, Yonhap news agency said on Sunday. It said the North’s official KCNA news agency had named the new military chief in a report carried in late on Saturday. KCNA said General Kim Kyok-sik, chief of the general staff of the Korean People’s Army, had accompanied leader Kim Jong-il on an inspection of two military bases. It did not elaborate. Full Story