Oct 09 2009
Via NKEconWatch:
UPDATE 3: Northeast Asia Matters has posted a copy of the DPRK constitution in English. Click here to read.
I have been looking for this for quite some time, and now it is available. Reading through it, not huge, groundbreaking changes were made, but enough to (what I guess) a legacy for Kim. Tim will [...]
Oct 05 2009
Yes, it has been a while since I have been regularly posting news, and maybe today is a good day to start. Some news has come from North Korea, although nothing really earth-shattering.
North Korea May Be Open to Talks (New York Times) – In a chilling turn of events, Kim is willing to go back [...]
Aug 29 2009
It has been very slow posting as of late, and I would like to apologize for that.
An ROK fishing boat has been released in a “goodwill measure” from the DPRK. The four man crew has been released along with the boat, and according to the article:
The North’s recent barrage of conciliatory gestures has been surprising, [...]
Feb 12 2009
Update: See North Korean Economy Watch
Before I begin the entry, let me apologize for the lack of updates. However, this site may not be missed because the other Korea-centric blogs are keeping up with the news just fine. With that said…
It appears the DPRK has shuffled the NDC, and while little if nothing is known [...]
Jan 17 2009
Two stories caught my eye today when browsing the news. One was regarding the asking of increased aid and the other was the supposed announcement about plutonium has been made into weapons. Now why would North Korea decide to announce the plutonium has been made into weapons-grade goodies yet look to the United States for [...]
Jan 12 2009
If things cannot get any stranger, it could have if this offer was accepted.
North Korea offered to send its chief nuclear negotiator to next week’s inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama, but Washington has responded coolly, South Korean news reports said Monday.
It would be historical to say the least, but would be a political disaster [...]
Jan 10 2009
Yes, it has been a slow news day in North Korea, and with that said, I might as well post some other stuff that may have nothing to do with North Korea.
On CNN, President-elect Barack Obama encouraged others to give a better idea on how to get the economy moving again (I cannot find it [...]
Dec 30 2008
An interesting story from the AP wires:
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has awarded more than $65 million to several men of the USS Pueblo, who were captured and tortured by North Korea back in the 1960s.
U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. issued the judgment against North Korea on Tuesday.
North Korea did not respond [...]
Dec 23 2008
Check out the latest op ed from the Wall Street Journal. This is regarding what should be done in the Obama administration with North Korea’s human rights and nuke issue. While I agree that’s part of the solution, I do not see it happening any time soon.
Dec 20 2008
Condi Rice said the obvious:
“I mean, who trusts the North Koreans? You’d have to be an idiot to trust the North Koreans,” she was quoted as saying by the state-funded radio station. Rice was speaking to experts at the Council of Foreign Relations, a U.S. private think tank.
To be sure, the talks have been by [...]