Curtis Melvin of NK Econ Watch as released version 4 of his, “North Korea Uncovered” Google Earth download. His map covers, “agriculture, aviation, cultural locations, manufacturing facilities, railroad, energy infrastructure, politics, sports venues, military establishments,” and a lot more.
After missile and nuclear tests and uranium enrichment, the U.S. sanctions North Korean firms while Pyongyang reverses, making overtures. It’s not an accident, it’s a pattern of strategic disengagement.
- #Vanity Fair, of all publications, has a lengthy article on North Korea’s counterfeiting operations, including Office 39. Well worth a read. (h/t NE Asia Matters)
- #The Chosun Ilbo has an article about a new book by Chang Jin-song (formerly affiliated with the North Korean Workers' Party) that details Kim Jong-il private life, including the inside scoop on all his lady friends. According to Chang, one unfortunate young lady to get Kim's attention was, "brutally executed after she spurned Kim's persistent advances and fell in love with another man."
- #Gizmodo has an excellent array of Kim Jong-il photos; In Which We Provoke Kim Jong Il in 77 Offensive and Hilarious Ways. Some are sure to become often used classics.
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September 23rd, 2007 at 10:35 am
Where can I find out about the People’s Study House? Does it have a website by any chance?
September 24th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
I doubt there is an official site just for the Study House, but there are some official pics at;
http://www.korea-dpr.com/users/thai/Grand.htm