Flags flow at half-mast during the inaugural ceremony for the renovated Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where the embalmed bodies of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are laid in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Dec. 17, 2012. DPRK held various events on Monday to commemorate late leader Kim Jong Il on the first anniversary of his death. [Xinhua]