Kim Jong-un’s guidance trip to the Mangyongdae Funfair
Wow. In the (approximately) seven years of KCNA reports I have perused on Kim Jong-il’s and Kim jong-un’s guidance trips I have never heard of either of the leaders adopting the tone Kim Jong-un deployed on this trip. Pictured above (Google Earth): The Mangyongdae Funfair (Not to be confused with the Kaeson funfair or the [...]
Read MoreFood distribution unchanged in April
According to the Daily NK: The World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed that food distribution by the North Korean authorities in April, the month of Kim Il Sung’s centennial birthday, was on the same scale as in the month before. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA) yesterday, WFP believes that food distribution to the North [...]
Read MoreSome good recent articles on the DPRK economy
“Will North Korea’s Plans for Foreign Investment Make It a More Prosperous Nation?” 38 North Bradley Babson “North Korea’s Resource Headache” The Diplomat Andray Abrahamian & Geoffrey See “North Korea redefines ‘minimum’ wage” Asia Times Andrei Lankov And finally, congratulations to Geoffrey See at Choson Exchange. See why here. Created by: http://feeds.feedburner.com/NorthKoreanEconomyWatch?format=xml
Read MoreNumber of DPRK defectors to the South drops
According to Yonhap: A total of 366 North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea in the first three months of this year, down sharply from 566 in the same period last year, the Unification Ministry said Tuesday. The North Koreans are composed of 119 men and 247 women, according to the ministry, which handles inter-Korean [...]
Read MoreDandong companies can pay North Koreans in RMB
By Michael Rank Companies in the Dandong area are no longer at the mercy of fluctuating foreign exchange rates and can now settle their accounts with North Korean companies in renminbi, according to a Chinese website. Until recently companies conducting border trade with North Korea had to settle their accounts in US dollars, euros or [...]
Read MoreTanchon Port reconstruction completed
UPDATE 1 (2012-5-3): KCNA announces the completion of the Tanchon Port: A modern trading port made its appearance in the area of Tanchon in South Hamgyong Province on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of President Kim Il Sung’s birth. The construction of the port with a cargo traffic capacity of millions of tons provides [...]
Read More26th Exhibition of Military Science and Technology of the KPA
I was able to locate all of Kim Jong-un’s guidance trip locations on Google Earth for the months of March and April. One of Kim Jong-un’s final April 2012 guidance trips was to the 26th Exhibition of Military Science and Technology of the KPA (조선인민군 군사과학기술전람회). This is not to be confused with the previously mentioned [...]
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