Minister Yu: Uncertainty Persists
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung Hwan presumes, unsurprisingly, that, “Uncertainty surrounding North Korea will continue this year.”
At a meeting...
Obama Needs to Open up to Negotiate Denuclearization
Joel Wit suggested to the Obama administration that, “In reference to the proposal about reprocessing the rods and getting the plutonium out, we need...
Now Even Drinking Water Is a Festival Ration!
Changchun, China -- Due to chronic electricity shortages in North Korea, a concomitant and severe shortage of water exists in the North Hamkyung and...
Kim Jong Il Endorsed by All Election Districts
The Chosun Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday that Kim Jong Il has been endorsed as candidate for the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly by...
Victor Cha, “Obama won’t recognize North Korea as nuclear state”
Washington D.C. -- Former National Security Council (NSC) East Asia chief Victor Cha anticipates that no U.S. administration will recognize North Korea as a...
Is There “Day of the Cow” in North Korea?
2009 is the “Year of the Ox,” according to the Chinese zodiac. To celebrate, North Korean state-owned broadcaster Chosun Central TV has introduced information...
Civil Defense Forces Drill across the Nation
North Korea has been conducting citizen drills, including anti-air raid drills, nationwide since January 30.
A source from North Hamkyung Province reported on the...
U.S. Must Keep Up Human Rights Pressure
Washington D.C. -- “There is not a whole lot of dialogue on human rights in North Korea, but we should continue to try.”
Marcus...
Kim Jong Il’s Greatest Fear Is Being Ignored by His Own People
Song Young Sun, national assemblywoman belonging to the pro-Park Geun Hye faction, claims that, “The North Korea problem cannot be solved militarily. The way...
Collective Leadership System Theory Gains Support
The view that North Korea’s power system in the post-Kim Jong Il era may be a form of collective leadership is spreading among experts.
University...
