China Arrests, Shortly Repatriated to North Korea
A North Korean border guard who defected on the 15th was arrested on the afternoon of 20th by the Chinese border garrison of Sanhe...
Elections for Supreme People’s Assembly Representatives Will Be Carried out in August
A source from North Korea reported on the 23rd that the election of the 12nd representatives of the Supreme People’s Assembly will be carried...
North Korean Human Traffickers, Sentenced to Death at a Public Trial
On the 22nd, a source reported that a public trial were held at a City Stadium in Hoiryeong, North Hamkyung province, on the 30th...
Power Transmission Links Restored After 59 Years
Power transmission lines not used since May 1948 have been reopened to supply electricity to North Korea. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy...
North Korean women, A Colourful Look in Fashion
It has been reported, colourful clothes and accessories such as gold rings are current hot trend among North Korean women, unlike their conservative dressing...
Defectors–Burmese Activists Grope for Democracy in Both Nations
International conference for democracy in North Korea and Burma, known as most notorious despotic states, will be held inviting activists and experts from both...
Kim Jong Il Received PTCA, Not Surgery
Kim Jong Il underwent a Percuteneous Transarterial Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) performed by German doctors in mid-May.
An inside Japanese source well acquainted with North...
Minister Song, “The Time for Sending Rice to North Korea.”
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Song Min Soon said on the 20th, "The basic principle of rice support for North Korea should be...
“North Korean System Will Head towards Gradual Collapse.”
In order to resolve the nuclear, human rights, and other North Korean issues, North Korea should democratize after opening and reforming first.
However,...
North Korea’s Foreign Language Craze
It’s been reported South Korean English dictionaries have been sold almost double the market price in major North Korean cities like Shinuiju as North...
