Will U.S. Abandon Its Alliance?

When it was revealed that there has been an agreement regarding the ‘list of state sponsor of terrorism’ issue on the Six Party Talks’...

Drain of Antiques from Chosun Central Historical Museum

Recently, a report was issued that Pyongyang's Chosun Central Historical Museum made a request to a Japanese broadcaster to buy a rare cultural artifact,...

South Korean Products Popular

In the North Korean jangmadang (market), South Korean products are drawing huge popularity among citizens and are publicly being sold, relayed an internal source...

South Korean Soldiers Weaker Than North Korea Soldiers

North Korea’s Special Forces, which total 90,000, make us question whether South Korea or the South Korea-U.S. Alliance could counteract a surprise guerilla attack...

Calling out Abductees Campaign Held at Imjingak

About 100 family members of the South Korean abductees sent out their wishes across the Military Demarcation Line after the “Calling out South Korean...

Names of Abductees to North Korea Called Across from the White House

On this beautiful day in Washington D.C., a small crowd, donned in white t-shirts with blue ribbons on the front, stand in a cluster...

Increase in Homeless Families, Escalating Costs in Rice

Recently, there has been an increase in kotjebi (homeless) families squandering around the vicinities of jangmadang (markets). After interviewing 12 North Korean merchants who...

College Admission among Veteran Soldiers

Every August, college admission among discharged veterans starts, separate from regular admission season. In North Korea, army service, party membership and college diploma...

If Have a Gift for Kim Jong Il, Safe Passage through the North Korean...

The news of one Chinese trader resolving all issues with the "certification of gifts," while passing through a high-level North Korean customs' confiscation of...

Every Time I Enter North Korea Customs I Feel Like a Criminal

There is one place that traders curse every time they pass through North Korea and China. That is towards the corruptive and fastidious North...

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