Six Party Squawk
Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the Party of Five has arrived at a general consensus about proposals aimed at the North Koreans’ return trip to the Six Party Talks: According to sources, the United States is […]
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 […]
Revisions
I have revised the entries on some key DPRK institutions, as well as on the Morningstar Generals, Kim Jong-chol and Kim Jong-un. If you visit the blog’s other pages (the ones on the banner) you […]
New DPRK Central Court
Over the weekend, Kim Jong-il conducted a guidance tour of the “newly-built” DPRK Central Court in Pyongyang. General-Secretary Kim visited a historic exhibition and was briefed about the construction of the new court building (s). […]
Truckin' with the Kim Il-sung Youth League
Late last week, selected members of the Kim Il-sung Youth League embarked on a national study tour commemorating Kim Il-sung’s long, strange trip from Pyongyang to Jilin in 1925. Making a long story (literally, it’s […]
Kim Kyong-hui: Wouldn't Be Ashamed to Be Seen with You Anywhere
Kim Kyong-hui, Kim Jong-il’s younger sister, is swiftly becoming her brother’s favorite traveling companion on his guidance and inspection tours. As of today (22 January), General-Secretary Kim had made eleven (11) appearances, and Ms. Kim […]
Possible KJI Trip to China in Late Feb.
Tokyo Shimbun reports that Kim Jong-il may head to China after all, citing an ROK government official who said it is, “‘likely that North Korea’s General Secretary Kim Jong Il will visit China sometime in […]
Morningstar Blips
January 8, 2010 may have been a holiday in the DPRK, after all. In a report about a barter system taking effect among North Korean citizens, a source talking to Daily NK said,“On January 8, […]
Will KJI Fade Away after 2012?
KINU (Korean Institute for National Unification) released a report entitled “Study on Unification” that prognosticates Kim Jong-il more or less disappearing from the Pyongyang scene after 2012. KINU pronounces, “The possibility of North Korean leader […]
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