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 […]
KJI Inspects and Observes Joint Military Exercises
EN CODA Northeast Asia Matters has an excellent post on the KPA joint military drills over the weekend. ORIGINAL In what seems to be a first for his inspection and guidance activities, Kim Jong-il observed […]
NK Monthly Mags
(n.b., the URL’s contained throughout this post link to DPRK-based websites which may not be legal to access from some countries) The January 2010 DPRK overseas publications have been released. Of interest are the New […]
New KWP International Director
Kim Yong-il has been appointed to fill the vacant position of Department Director in the KWP’s International Department. Mr. Kim’s change in position was announced in a KCNA report about an International Department reception given […]
New Minister of Culture Appointed
The DPRK has appointed a new Minister of Culture. Novelist An Tong-chun was selected to replace Kang Nung-su, who had been Minister since June 2006. An Tong-chun was recently Chairman of the Central Committee of […]
NK Elites Face Travel Restrictions in EU
UPDATE: Here is a PDF copy of EU Council Regulation 1283/2009. (This list of the thirteen [13] DPRK officials on the “no entry” list is at the bottom of this post.) JoongAng Daily reports that […]
Morningstar General's Birthday Toasted to Perfection
Was Kim Jong-un’s birthday an invisible event? There were not parades or fireworks in Pyongyang this past Friday, and a list of editorials or Party statements has not yet appeared in the North Korean press. […]
Not Beijing Bound?
Yonhap quotes an anonymous ROK Official who says that, “Kim Jong-il won’t make a visit to China soon.” A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said earlier this week of the trip, “I haven’t heard any such […]
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