In the wake of media reports lambasting the North for failing to carry the entire FIFA 2010 World Cup on state television, the blog of the French-Korean Friendship Association offers up a vigorous defense. In an essay entitled “International News in the North Korean Media,” the Friendship association argues for the value of the Rodong Sinmun and the DPRK education system. Why? Because, according to … Continue reading North Korean Internationalism: A Contrary View