North Korea has reshuffled its top leadership. According to state media, at a rare second session of the Parliament, Mr. Choe Yong-rim, the Pyongyang party chief, replaced Kim Yong-il as the Prime Minister. Mr. Choe Yong-rim was reportedly proposed as premier by the political bureau of the party's Central Committee. The official KCNA news agency said that the top leader, Mr Kim Jong-il's brother-in-law, Chang Song-taek, was promoted to a powerful military post on the National Defence Commission (NDC). The NDC is North Korea's highest military body and Mr Chang, already a member, now becomes a vice-chairman. Mr Chang has been described as one of Mr Kim's most trusted allies.<br/><br/>