population control
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 […]
ROK National Arrested for Kidnapping and Watching Defectors in China
Yonhap reports the arrest of a South Korean drug trafficker who became an operative for the DPRK. The 55-year-old Mr. Kim was recruited in Shandong Province in 1999 by a female NK agent. He traveled […]
Ri Chol's Last Minute Business
Despite reports that he is leaving his concurrent positions as DPRK Ambassador to Switzerland and the UN Mission in Geneva, Ri Chol still has official business to attend to. Yonhap reports that Ambassador Ri appeared […]
ICG Study on NK Under UN Sanctions
The International Crisis Group has published a study as an Update Briefing under the title North Korea Under Tightening Sanctions. The study suggests that the recent UN sanctions, currency redenomination and the unfolding succession campaign […]
Watching the Defectors
Citing ROK and US intelligence sources, Chosun Ilbo reports that in May 2008 Kim Jong-il toughened penalties for North Korean citizens caught attempting to migrate to China. CI reports that DPRK security officials were […]
Guidance: North by Northeast
En coda Kim Jong-il visited the Songjin Iron and Steel Complex in the city of Kim Chaek, possibly on Friday (the North Korean press is not putting dates on these activities). General-Secretary Kim praised the […]
Ju Sang-song Meets with China Public Security Minister
The DPRK’s Minister of Public Security, Gen. Ju Sang-song (also a member of the National Defense Commission) met with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday. It is likely that the recent currency denomination in the DPRK […]
