Financial Planning Department
The Restoration of Office #38
Office #38, one of the bureaus that manages Kim Jong Il’s finances (as well as an owner-operator of Korean restaurants and hotels in the country and abroad), was “restored” in March, 2010, after reportedly being […]
Personnel Shuffles in the first half of 2010
With the deaths of Ri Je Gang and KPA Artillery Commander Col. Gen. Ri Jong Bu, eleven (11) members of North Korea’s leadership have either passed away, been replaced or disappeared from public life in […]
KJI Concerned About "Unrest" in Early February Over Money Crunch (revised 18 April)
Choson Ilbo, citing a story from Open Radio for NK, reports that Kim Jong Il was worried about public discontent at a meeting in early February. At a meeting on Feb. 2 in which he […]
The Lonesome Death of Pak Nam-gi (?)
The Daily NK has another account of the reported execution of Pak Nam Gi: Park, the former Director of the Planning and Financial Department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party, was denounced as […]
Rumors of Pak Nam-gi Arrest and Execution
UPDATE The Daily NK has another account of the reported execution of Pak Nam Gi: Park, the former Director of the Planning and Financial Department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party, was denounced […]
Pak Man's Fate
Pak Nam-gi has not appeared in the North Korean media since a rally on 9 January. But there remains no definitive confirmation that he was dismissed from his position. A report about Mr. Pak’s vagrancy […]
Revaluation's Fall Guy
He doesn’t look much like Lee Majors, but DPRK Premier Kim Yong-il is identified by Choson Ilbo as taking the hit for the currency revaluation. 2009 has been a banner year for Premier Kim who […]
