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Anniversary Impacts on Market Prices 
Date : December 10, 2012
The volatile market prices are rising and the exchange rates are fluctuating in North Korea. The changes have come on the run-up to the first anniversary of the death of …
N. Korean Leader Orders Crackdown on Defectors 
Date : December 10, 2012
The North Korean regime has reportedly intensified surveillance of its citizens. The surveillance comes due to the regime viewing the problem of defectors as a serious th…
North Korea Obtains Foreign Passports for Illicit Activities 
Date : December 10, 2012
Australia's ABC News recently aired a report exposing the North Korean regime's use of front companies in other countries in the Pacific to process their illicit arms exp…
10 North Korean High-Ranking Officials' Children Defected 
Date : December 7, 2012
On the 6th, the internet newspaper, Dailian, reported that 10 children of high-ranking North Korean officials recently defected from North Korea.   A source from …
Regime Requests Rice from Citizens 
Date : December 6, 2012
The North Korean regime has launched a campaign for rice donations as it struggles to feed its military forces and construction workers, according to Radio Free Asia sour…
Coal Prices Surge in North Korea 
Date : December 6, 2012
As the icy grip of winter hits the Korean peninsula, the cost of heating homes in the North has spiked.  The approximate doubling of the price of coal since this tim…
CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ Features Shin Dong Hyuk 
Date : December 4, 2012
Shin Dong Hyuk, noted North Korean human rights activist and only known survivor of the notorious Camp 14, featured as an interviewee on CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ on December…
Condolences for Kim Jong Il's Death have Started 
Date : December 4, 2012
According to a South Korean government source, North Korea started a mourning period to commemorate Kim Jong-Il's death on December 1st.   On the run-up to Decemb…
Kim Jong Il's Arabic Foster Daughter Establishes a Children's Foundati... 
Date : November 30, 2012
On the 29th, Yonhap News delivered the news that 'Jindale Safarini,' the daughter of the former Palestinian Ambassador to North Korea, Mustafa Al Safarini, and Kim Jong I…
Kim Jong Eun Has No Will or Ability to Make Changes 
Date : November 30, 2012
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) analyzed Kim Jong Eun's rule on the 28th by stating that he has no will or ability to change the North Korean regime's criminal acts. &nbs…
UN Resolution on North Korea Adopted 
Date : November 28, 2012
The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution on North Korean human rights. The resolution condemned the North Korean regime for their “s…
Family Travel to China Banned 
Date : November 28, 2012
The North Korean regime has moved to curtail family visits to China. The ban on family visits has been implemented on the run-up to the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il’…
Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates Rising 
Date : November 27, 2012
A South Korean aid group, Medical Aid for Children, reported on Monday that the North’s infant and maternal mortality rates have been rapidly rising over the last few ye…
North Korean Men are Immersed in South Korean Fashion 
Date : November 23, 2012
The Chosun Ilbo recently quoted from a Daily NK article on the Korean wave's influence in North Korea. South Korean fashion and cosmetics have become popular for not only…
Consolidation of Power over the Military Continues 
Date : November 21, 2012
Kim Jong Eun is continuing the movement to consolidate his power over the military. The Chosun Ilbo has reported that the South Korean intelligence services have learned …
 
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