North Korea… Kim Jong Il Dies in His Train: Updates 18 Dec 201119 Dec 2011 About an hour ago at noon Pyongyang time, Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim Jong Il had died yesterday morning in his train "from overwork." A Chinese reporter, Zhao…
history and memory… Events in Pyongyang 10 Oct 201011 Oct 2010 Yesterday the Korean Workers' Party in Pyongyang celebrated its 65th anniversary with an immense parade that included an appearance by the new big man on campus and the putative successor,…
North Korea… Reading Kim Il Sung’s Memoirs [1] 6 Aug 20106 Aug 2010 Although no one seems to be writing about the topic, Kim Il Sung's life and works are likely to play an important role in justifying any new direction taken in…
North Korea… New Korean-American Messiah Crosses the Tumen (Updated) 26 Dec 200926 Dec 2009 One Free Korea carries a vital and extensive report on the latest international incident on the North Korea-China border: Reuters is reporting that Robert Park, a 28 year-old American, has…
North Korea… Northern Border News 30 Nov 2009 The latest Good Friends report from North Korean sources contains a couple of items of note: The Democratic Women's Union (DWU) of the National Border Area in the North Hamgyong…