NK Looks East to Break Regional Impasse


North Korea¡¯s decision to accept a visit from a close advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be a reflection of increasing international pressure on Pyongyang. In other words, the Kim Jong Eun regime is likely hoping to use dialogue with.. [2013-05-15 20:40]
Reform Experiments Face Uphill Battle
North Korea may be experimenting with new economic management measures in order to avoid some of the difficulties caused by the overly rapid implementation of the July 1st, 2002 ¡°7.1 Economic Management Improvement Measure.¡± However, even were some of the experime.. [2013-05-15 07:47]
Banks Put a Big Fly in NK Ointment
The decision by state-run Chinese banks to halt dealings with certain North Korean financial entities is set to have a significant psychological and economic impact on Pyongyang.On the 7th, Bank of China announced that it would close accounts held by Chosun Tra.. [2013-05-09 20:18]
Kim's Labor Day in the Spotlight
Kim Jong Eun¡¯s decision to visit to the Ministry of People¡¯s Security on yesterday¡¯s Labor Day holiday has become a source of international interest. The visit was in considerable contrast to previous years. Last year, for example, Kim visited a glass factory in.. [2013-05-02 19:42]
UN's Ban Put Forward as Envoy Material
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has recently made a number of statements about easing the tension on the Korean Peninsula, and these have attracted attention in the National Assembly in Seoul. His name is currently on a list of possible ¡°special envoys,¡± the pref.. [2013-04-19 22:49]
Is Peninsula Moving to Dialogue Phase?
With nearly two weeks having passed since North Korea moved a number of missiles mounted on TEL launch vehicles to its East Sea coast, it appears possible that the missiles won¡¯t be launched after all. Meanwhile, some experts see North Korea now trying to find a wa.. [2013-04-19 00:37]
3 Asymmetrical Strategies with No Obvious End
North Korea is now pursuing a three-pronged asymmetrical strategy, one involving missiles, nuclear devices and cyber warfare. It is designed to put pressure on the international community without demanding continual domestic mobilization or running the risk of an a.. [2013-04-10 21:47]
Kaesong Move Threatens 200,000
On Monday, the authorities in Pyongyang declared that they would withdraw all North Korean workers from the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC). Not only is the move sure to have repercussions for both inter-Korean relations and many of the South Korean enterpri.. [2013-04-09 16:55]
Choi Stays on Top of Military Pile
The recent plenum of North Korea's Party Central Committee and subsequent session of the Supreme People¡¯s Assembly did not bring any substantive changes in the North Korean regime. Aside from Pak Pong Ju being returned to the post of Cabinet prime minister, presuma.. [2013-04-02 19:11]
The Meaning of Kim's Midnight Pow-Wow
According to Chosun Central News Agency (KCNA), at 12:30AM on the 29th Kim Jong Eun convened an ¡°urgent operations meeting on the duty of the Strategic Rocket Force.¡± There, he apparently made an ¡°important decision,¡± namely that ¡°If [the United States] makes a.. [2013-03-29 22:32]
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