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The two Koreas have agreed to hold their second round of talks to discuss the possibility of a volcanic eruption of Mt. Baekdu and how to prevent the worst case scenario. Most still argue that the possibility of an eruption is extremely slim, but having just one expert argue that the possibility exists (that it [...]
As reported by the Daily NK, North Korean arms (rockets, heavy machine guns etc.—see photos) have turned up in Libya, some in crates labeled “parts of bulldozer.” Such exports are prohibited under UN Security Council Resolution 1874, hence the need for bulldozers equipped with cannons. The international community has had some success in interdicting such [...]
There will be a mini film festival as part of the North Korea Freedom Week 2011 (April 24 – 30, 2011) that the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) is partaking in. The following three movies, Seoul Train, Kimjongilia, and Abduction, will be shown at the West End Cinema located 2301 M Street, [...]
Talk about impacts. Turns out that the historical earthquake in Japan earlier this month shifted Korea and Japan further apart. No, not diplomatically, just physically. Dokdo island moved the most at 5cm and Seoul moved around 2cm to the East. However, the entire Japan moved around 2.4m to the East making the distance between the [...]
During the brief period that I attended elementary school in Seoul, the homeroom teacher always had the class leader (banjang) write down names of those who misbehaved on the blackboard while the teacher was away. Lest s/he gets punished by the teacher later on, the young students suppressed the urge to chat and play with [...]
Marcus Noland gave a talk on his recent book, “Witness to North Korea: Refugee Insights into North Korea“, at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Click here to watch the video clip.
There is no doubt that information is a powerful thing, especially for a country that is so closed off from the rest of the world. As our book on refugee surveys suggests, we’re seeing a lot of outside information penetrating into the general population of North Korea through DVDs, radio broadcasts and word of mouth. [...]
Asia Society is hosting numbers of North Korea-related films in April and May in Washington, D.C. They are all open to public so mark your calendar if you’re interested. Kimjongilia Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm Speaker: Katy Oh, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Brookings Institution Location: Asia Society [...]
Last weekend, I had an unusual mission on hand: to pay a visit to a Pyongyang restaurant in Northern Virginia, owned and run by a former North Korean undercover agent, Ms. Ma – intriguing in every sense of the word. There is a well-written article on this restaurant and Ms. Ma’s background which you might [...]
We didn’t expect North Korea to react this strongly to the news that 4 out of 31 North Korean fishermen, who inadvertently drifted into South Korean seas, wish to remain in South Korea. The latest card they brought out, uploading videos of the 4 to-be-defectors’ family members ranting about how the South Korean government is [...]
