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In North Korea, markets grew independently in the lee of the collapse of the Public Distribution System in the mid 90s, finally acquiring post-facto legitimacy via the July 1st Economic Management Improvement Measure of 2002. Without a scrap of state help, ric..
[2013-03-05 20:56] |
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Despite the Kim regime’s efforts to pretend otherwise, everyone agrees that North Korea’s economy is not in good shape. However, private markets are doing much better than most. These entities, which started out as small farmers markets, have developed into major..
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December is a trying month for ordinary North Koreans, with events commemorating the death of Kim Jong Il, his accession to supreme commander of the Chosun People’s Army, the successful December 12th long-range rocket launch and the birth of Kim Jong Suk occurring..
[2012-12-25 00:40] |
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Keen to obtain the low hanging fruit of Chinese tourist dollars, North Korea is currently working to improve the environment of cities along the border between the two countries.According to the state media, the road connecting Kanggye in central Jagang Province..
[2012-11-19 16:22] |
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North Korea’s Party propagandists have been working overtime this year to portray Kim Jong Eun as a man of the people with a deep love for their wellbeing. As such, he has been out and about visiting public facilities like cafes and health clubs, all the while appe..
[2012-11-15 18:05] |
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The North Korean authorities recently adopted a new law on the protection of cultural heritage, abolishing an old one in the process. They are currently working on projects ostensibly designed to improve the protection and management of such items and locations. M..
[2012-11-15 16:59] |
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In late September, North Korea held a meeting of the Supreme People’s Assembly and, through it, announced changes to the country’s system of state education, extending it from 11 to 12 years. Thereafter, inside sources revealed that the authorities had embarked on..
[2012-10-17 18:10] |
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North Korea has started erasing the traces of Ri Sol Joo’s past by collecting tapes and CDs that contain songs sung by her in her time with the Unhasu Orchestra. The process actually started in July, but on a voluntary basis. Results reportedly did not meet expecta..
[2012-09-20 14:23] |
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A recent sexual assault case involving a seven year old girl in Naju, an agricultural city southwest of Gwangju in South Korea, has elicited nationwide shock. The response has been urgent and vitriolic. It was all too much for one group of mothers in Seoul; they..
[2012-09-07 10:54] |
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The North Korean authorities are devoting their energies to giving the impression that Kim Jong Eun is the ‘noble leader of the North Korean people.’Contrasting the impression given off throughout his father’s leadership, Kim Jong Eun seems to be being presented..
[2012-07-05 16:08] |
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