Mirim’s second Kim Il-sung Square
UPDATE 1: By coincidence NK Leadership Watch and I posted on a similar topic today. See his post and analysis here. ORIGINAL POST: Today the Daily NK reported that preparations were underway for another KPA military parade: A high level government official revealed today, “North Korea has been mobilizing military personnel and equipment to practice for [...]
Read MoreMirim’s second Kim Il-sung Square
UPDATE 1: By coincidence NK Leadership Watch and I posted on a similar topic today. See his post and analysis here. ORIGINAL POST: Today the Daily NK reported that preparations were underway for another KPA military parade: A high level government official revealed today, “North Korea has been mobilizing military personnel and equipment to practice for [...]
Read MoreKim Jong-un’s January 2012
January has been quite interesting for DPRK watchers as we are seeing the steps taken to establish the legitimacy of Kim Jong-un. Below I have cataloged the visible and subtle signs, signals, and movements I noticed this month: First, lets look at Kim Jong-un’s “on the spot guidance” (OSG): He began the year with a visit [...]
Read MoreKim Jong-un’s January 2012
January has been quite interesting for DPRK watchers as we are seeing the steps taken to establish the legitimacy of Kim Jong-un. Below I have cataloged the visible and subtle signs, signals, and movements I noticed this month: First, lets look at Kim Jong-un’s “on the spot guidance” (OSG): He began the year with a visit [...]
Read MoreFood distribution to resume for the first time in seven years
Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) 2012-1-25 A month into Kim Jong-un’s ascension to power, it is reported that food distribution is likely to resume nationwide in North Korea. Many experts evaluate this as a symbolic measure to propagate the construction of a powerful economy and improve the lives of the people. For the North [...]
Read MoreAnother Songun-era agriculture project launched in Haeju
Pictured Above: The DPRK’s two most famous waterways are the Paekma-Cholsan Waterway (see here and here) and the Kaechon-Lake Thaesong Waterway. A third waterway in the Miru Plain is too recent to appear on Google Earth. According to KCNA (2012-1-26): Waterway to Be Built in South Hwanghae Province, DPRK Pyongyang, January 26 (KCNA) — A [...]
Read MoreUNESCO to help DPRK’s pest control efforts at ancient tombs
According to Yonhap: The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said Tuesday it will help North Korea eradicate pests at forests near ancient tombs. The Complex of Koguryo tombs, located in the North’s cities of Pyongyang and Nampo, has some 30 individual tombs from the late period of the Koguryo Kingdom, which controlled the [...]
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