Music… Notes on Kim Ki-nam, and on North Korean Cultural Production 18 Apr 201518 Apr 2015 The Chosun Ilbo carries the news that Kim Ki-nam, head of North Korea's Ministry of Propaganda and one of the few remaining members of the famous funeral cortege of December 2011, has finally…
North Korea Browbeatings: A Readout on the Recent Politburo Meeting in Pyongyang 20 Feb 201521 Feb 2015 A recent meeting in Pyongyang got a great deal of attention, for mostly the wrong reasons. New media upstart Vox led its North Korea coverage for the week with what could be…
Huanqiu Shibao… A Couple of Notes on the North Korean Election 11 Mar 2014 The elected body, the "Supreme People's Assembly", rarely meets and has very little actual power. So this entire March 9 election exercise and its lead-up became in part a vehicle…
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