Guidance Spotcheck
The pinnacle of observing the North Korean leadership may likely come in Kim Jong-il’s public (or semi-public) appearances, especially Guidance Tours (also known as On the Spot Guidance, or if one is martially inclined, Field […]
What about Lee?
Don Kirk has published yet another essay in Asia Times, which is an excellent summary of the week’s to-and-fro of US-South Korea diplomacy. Although, Mr. Kirk is playing it safe when he writes that: “It’s […]
Updates
There are currently forty-two (42) biographies available in PDF format on the Leadership Biographies page. I have added more entries for the DPRK Security Apparatus, The Party and the Kim Family. You can also find […]
When, oh Wen
It seems the Dai Bingguo visit, a little over a week ago, was a preparatory meeting for an upcoming visit by PRC Premier Wen Jiabao. Mr. Wen will visit the DPRK from 4 to 6 […]
New DPRK Constitution
The DPRK revised its constitution during the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly meetings this past April. Two significant areas of power and ideology jump out in the new document: 1.) The DPRK has swapped out communism […]
Blinded Me with Science
Last week, the North Korean press buried the replacement of its Minister of Finance under PRC State Councilor Dai Bingguo’s meeting with Kim Jong-il. This week with news of the North-South reunions at Mount Kumgang, […]
No Country for Old Men
One of the results of the August meeting between Kim Jong-il and Hyundai Group Chair Hyun Jeong-eun was the resumption of meetings that reunite Korean families in the North and South. Actually, prior to Ms. […]
Well, I STUDIED all the books in the library . . .
I have commenced to populating some of the pages. I have put up entries under The Party, The Kim Family and Leadership Biographies. Soon enough you will find flowcharts indicating the DPRK power center and […]
Look at Little Sister
The summer of 2009 provided no shortage of North Korean news. The North Koreans threatened to blast a missile off the coast of Hawaii. The DPRK convicted then pardoned two US journalists who allegedly traversed […]
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