“Rice with Meat Soup,” Again
Changchun, China -- In a lecture for cadres and organization chiefs on the 2nd, North Korea defined the “strong and prosperous socialist state” mentioned...
12th Supreme People’s Assembly Election Announced
Elections for delegates to the 12th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), a role technically equivalent to that of a Congressman in the U.S., will take...
No One Can Sit Down Near the Statue of the Great Leader
Today we woke up early to fly further north, to Samjiyeon and the sacred Baekdu Mountain.
Our itinerary said that we were staying with “regular”...
Five Real Points for Observing North Korean Power
As accomplished Pyongyang-watchers have already figured out, the North Korean New Year’s Common Editorial was empty of real content.
Some say that the expression...
The Unpopularity of Jang Sung Taek
Shenyang, China -- Hostile criticism of Jang Sung Taek, the Director of the Ministry of Administration of the Workers’ Party, has been worsening, coming...
Cease Denouncing South Korean Administration
The South Korean Ministry of Unification demanded Monday that the North Korean authorities immediately cease denouncing the South Korean administration.
A spokesperson for...
North Korean Human Rights Bill Undergoes Changes
The “North Korean Human Rights Bill," one of 85 proposed pieces of legislation put forward by the Grand National Party (GNP) to the National...
Sunrise over Shinuiju
The sunrise over Shinuiju, on the first day of 2009
2008 Top Items in the Jangmadang
The marketplace has become an extremely important ground in North Korean people’s lives. 70 percent of North Korean households in the city live off...
2008 Top Ten Issues in North Korean People’s Lives
1. Consecutive Public Executions
A manager of Chollima Steel Mill Complex located in the Gangseo-district of Nampo, South Pyoungan Province was shot for...
