Water Trade Burgeoning in North Korea
Amidst the trend of increasing numbers of civilians trying to make ends meet through trade in the wake of the July 1st Economic Management...
Unseen North Korea’s Rural Sites for Foreigners
My first day in the Mt. Chilbo area mainly consisted of riding the bus between the airport and our home for the evening.
Our...
Disablement of North Korean Nukes Not Ended in Smoke Yet
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Yu Myung Hwan said on Friday, “It is too early to doubt the effectiveness of the Six...
Bloomberg: North Korea to Allow Mobile Phones
Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Egyptian communications company Orascom Telecom will launch mobile-phone services in North Korea starting on the 15th of this month. ...
South Koreans Hindrance Not Help
Chosun Shinbo, a publication by the pro-North Korean Chongryon (General Association of North Korean Residents in Japan), has criticized bluntly the South Korean delegates...
North Korea Can Always Be Put Back on Terrorism List
After the Six Party Talks in Beijing, the United States pointed out that North Korea can always be put back on the terrorism list...
South Korean NGOs Urging Protection of Refugees Human Rights
North Korean human rights organizations in Seoul, with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approaching on the 9th, raised their...
Behind North Korean Plan to Reopen State Stores
The North Korean authorities recently announced the intention to sell all industrial products in state-operated stores, soon after announcing the revised “10th-day famers markets,”...
U.N. Report: 40% of North Koreans in Desperate Need of Food Assistance
The World Food Program and Food and Agriculture Organization released a joint report Monday saying that approximately 40% of the North Korean population is...
Leaflets Are “Path through the Sky” Linking North Korea to the World
Christian Defectors Association’s Representative Lee Min Bok, who has been leading the sending of leaflets to North Korea since 2003, said, “The leaflets are...
