Just five days after North Korea canceled
\nMoranbong Band\u2019s Chinese tour and ordered an immediate return of the band back
\nhome, the authorities have also ordered a considerable number of trade- affiliated employees sojourning in China to report to Pyongyang.<\/p>\n
On the 16th, our Daily NK reporter spoke This was corroborated by an additional Our source expressed concern over the Naturally, she added, speculation about the Some cadres briefly put forth the Although, the reason will surface in a matter of days, \u201cthey can\u2019t help but be Families of the workers who have been recalled Given the cycle of purges and demotions On the whole, however, most are trying to lighten the mood with jokes and take the news in stride while they wait it out, remarking, \u201cSometimes it rains Just five days after North Korea canceled Moranbong Band\u2019s Chinese tour and ordered an immediate return of the band back home, the authorities have also ordered a considerable number of trade- affiliated employees sojourning in China to report to Pyongyang. On the 16th, our Daily NK reporter spoke with a source residing in Pyongyang, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":32001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[645],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nwith a source residing in Pyongyang, who informed us that no concrete reason
\nhad been given along with the order. And so on the 16th, agricultural workers,
\nforestry workers, traders, and workers affiliated with Mansudae Art Studio
\nboarded a train to return back to North Korea.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nsource in the capital.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\ndrastic measure, wondering if the issue of the Moranbong Band\u2019s canceled tour
\nmight be exploding into a bigger issue. \u201cWhen you call back scores of workers from abroad, that\u2019s a pretty big deal,\u201d she pointed out.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\norder’s motives has quickly reached a fever pitch. Some posit that Kim Jong Un could be experiencing
\n“mood swings” so close to the 4th anniversary of Kim Jong Il\u2019s death,
\nperhaps causing him to lose his temper over the Moranbong Band dispute and call
\nback the workers in China.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\npossibility that maybe the callback was somehow related to mourning-related
\nevents for Kim Jong Il, held at foreign embassies and the like over the
\npast three years, but admitted that \u201cthat doesn’t really seem to fit.” <\/span><\/p>\n
\nnervous,” the source said, adding, “After all, <\/span>workers abroad are never called
\nupon to return without good reason.”<\/span><\/p>\n
\nare reassuring each other, noting, “While it\u2019s bad news if only a few
\nworkers are recalled, all of them being told to return simultaneously means
\nthat they are probably just going to attend a large meeting or some kind of
\neducational session,\u201d the source explained.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\npervading the past few years, \u201ccadres can\u2019t help but sweat a little\u201d whenever a
\nsummons comes and the reason behind it is unclear or unknown. Moreover, the
\nfact that the order came immediately after the cancelation of the Moranbong
\nBand has “further stressed their already frayed nerves.”<\/span><\/p>\n
\nan hour after the sun comes up (an expression used to criticize the moodiness
\nof Kim Jong Un); besides, haven’t we been through this a few times already?\u201d according
\nto the source.<\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"