Money, it's a Gas
Daily NK reports that the currency change under way in the DPRK was announced at 14:00 by the radio broadcasts directly piped into the homes of North Korean citizens. Street markets have remained shuttered since […]
Morningstar Rumors
Chosun Ilbo adds another story to the “Is he or isn’t he?” scuttlebutt machine around the possible hereditary succession of Kim Jong-un. This story contradicts a report from JoongAng Daily that stated the mysterious Kim […]
Kill that Flu, and Feed that Swine
Kim Jong-il is on the hunt for swine flu and other livestock-based diseases that find a way to pass from animals to humans. A Yonhap report noted that on his recent visit to a Pyongyang […]
MPS on Alert after DPRK Changes Currency
Daily NK reports that the DPRK “has revalued and replaced its national currency.” Northeast Asia Matters carries the complete English variant of the article, as well as the Korean version of the article. Northeast Asia […]
Did the Morningstar General visit Wonsan Aggie in April?
AFP channels a report from the Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun which obtained a PAD document that relates Kim Jong-un joined his dad when General-Secretary Kim conducted a guidance tour of the Wonsan University of Agriculture […]
Bozz' Friendly Skies
Citing an RFA report, KBS reports that US Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth will travel in true style to the DPRK in early December. Ambassador Bosworth, Sung Kim and their State Department minders will fly in […]
LMB's Indecision, KJI in the Navy and Is HRC Pyongyang-bound?
Without sounding like the braying editorial board of Rodong Sinmun, is ROK President Lee Myung-bak playing with a full deck? Is President Lee a few french fries short of a Happy Meal? After brushing aside […]
The Guidance Train Over the River and Through the Woods
(n.b. Kim Jong-il’s last known appearance was around 9 November when he attended a concert given by a music troupe of the Ministry of Public Security) Kim Jong-il laid low following the naval skirmish on […]
Kim Jong-il Meets Gen. Liang Guanglie
Kim Jong-il met with Chinese Defense Minister, General Liang Guanglie, in Pyongyang on Wednesday. General-Secretary Kim and Gen. Liang had “a cordial and friendly talk” and General-Secretary Kim sent a hi and howdy to PRC […]
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