DPRK External Relations
Sometimes, the silence can be like thunder
US President Barack Obama’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” is officially over, and aside from US Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth’s arrival in the DPRK around 8 December, an auspicious date as perhaps The Bozz might […]
Lost in Translation
The final reports from the East have yet to be prepared on the Obama-Lee summit in Seoul. But the Western media offers some interesting write-ups of the US-ROK meetings. The LA Times offers the best […]
Nostalgia Files
The Academy Of Korean Studies has released 1,062 photos of North Korean social and political life from (ca.) 1945-1949 (also see DailyNK here). This is quite the research score for Korea scholars, as photos of […]
"Grand Bargain" Endorsed by Obama: LMB; The Bozz to Pyongyang 8 December
This is a breaking development, but ROK President Lee Myung-bak has said US President Barack Obama has signed onto the “grand bargain.” It remains to be seen whether this is an actual endorsement, or if […]
Uncharacteristically Taciturn
With his arrival today in Seoul, US President Barack Obama’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” tour of East Asia is quickly drawing to a close. The DPRK is expected to dominate any discussions President Obama […]
KPA Delegation to Beijing
US President Barack Obama is not the only foreign dignitary to arrive in Beijing this week. Among three (3) delegations reported through KCNA as departing Pyongyang, MPAF General Political Bureau Senior Deputy Director and NDC […]
New Vice Director at United Front Department
Unnamed sources have informed Yonhap that United Front Department Director Kim Yang-gon has a new deputy director. During October, Won Tong-yon was promoted concurrently to deputy director of the United Front Department and Vice Chair […]
