Feb 27 2009
Inside the Taedonggang Beer brewery
(Hat Tip Hapo) Richardson posted about this a while back, so you can click here and take a look at the background info.
Archive for February, 2009
Feb 24 2009
NKEconWatch's post got me thinking
It appears the Ryugyong Hotel is well under way. From the Link via NKEconWatch:
Recently, the North Koreans have started installing glass panels on the concrete shell of this 105-storey hotel which had been abandoned for 16 years after construction stopped in 1992. An Egyptian firm, the Orascom group, has ventured to restore the hotel. Pyongyang [...]
Feb 21 2009
Holidays In The Axis Of Evil
Since it is a slow news day, how about a nice documentary? This is an oldie but goodie.
Feb 19 2009
The cast of communist characters at Tito's funeral
(Hat Tip: Saku) And yes, Kim Il Sung was in attendance.
Feb 19 2009
The path to succession: Jong Un "confirmed"?
Several news reports suggest Kim Jong Il has “confirmed” his youngest son Kim Jong Un will be named successor of his totalitarian regime. However, I will have to err on the side of caution, because there are still some problems looming over any confirmations at this point.
According to the Times Online:
Reports from North and South [...]
Feb 18 2009
Radio Free Chosun question
On my usual visitation to the DailyNK, I always see the Radio Free Chosun banner, but never clicked it. Today, since it is a slow news day in North Korea decided to. I was kind of excited to see transcripts for topics such as the Autobiography of Hwang Jang Yop and Analyzing Kim Jong Il’s [...]
Feb 15 2009
Check out NKIDP's new publication
North Korean Economy Watch linked a PDF file on North Korea’s Chollima Movement. I read parts of this, and will finish reading it today. It is very interesting, and I wish NKIDP would release more declassified documents because it does shed some light into the darkness that is North Korea’s government and society in general.
As [...]
Feb 14 2009
Travelogue with pictures
A very good travelogue from Vienna to North Korea is right here. Yes, there are a lot of excellent travelogues out there, and this is among one of them. There are some good pictures not only of North Korea, but the long trip getting there. As much as I would like to post some of [...]
Feb 14 2009
North Korean oddities: DMZ Tunnels
This is a repost.
One of the more interesting oddities I have read about are the tunnels under the DMZ.
According to north Korean defectors, Kim Il-Sung — president of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — issued a sweeping order in the early 1970s that required every Korean People’s Army division along the Demilitarized Zone to [...]
Feb 12 2009
North Korean oddities: Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum
This is a repost.
No tour of the DPRK is complete without stopping by the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in Pyongyang. I did a little research on it, and while there is not a huge amount of information on it, I will post what I can regarding it. For those that have visited this oddity, [...]