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Kim Jong Un Returns from Hiatus: Korean Central News Agency Posts Pictures of Field Guidance

Korean Central News Agency Releases Report of Kim Jong Un Delivering Field Guidance to Newly Built Wisong Scientists Apartment Complex Kim Jong un reportedly delivered field guidance to construction workers building the Wisong Scientists residential complex. This news was likely released in order to quell rumors of his death or overthrow. Kim had remained out […]

North Korea Releases ‘Arirang,’ It’s Own Version of Apple’s Vaunted iPad

North Korean state media, Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reports that the nation’s Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau has developed the DPRK’s first tablet computer, the Arirang. Certainly the world has many questions about the device, among which might include: How does a nation prone to famine and trapped in the 1960s create a tablet computer? […]

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Russia Writes Off $10 Billion of North Korean Sovereign Debt

Making good on promises made with the late Kim Jong-il at a conference in Ulan-Ude, Siberia, Russia has announced today that it will forgive 90% of North Korea’s $11 billion dollar debt. While $10 billion will be written off immediately, another $1 billion will be spent toward mutual economic development projects. “The North Korean-Russian debt […]

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Bellicose Language Erupts Out of North Korean State Media Ahead of Kim Jong-un’s Planned Trip to the DMZ

North Korean State Media reports that the military is on high-alert preceding Kim Jong-un’s first trip to the DMZ since his father Dear Leader Kim Jong-il’s death in December. Analysts call this ‘language for an internal audience’ and downplay fears that South Korea-U.S. war games will actually provoke conflict. New North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has […]

Yachting with Dear Leader: North Korea launches boat tours.

The Dubai of the Stalinist world has launched official boat tours to Mount Kumgang, using the repossessed Hyundai Asan resort as the launching pad for their efforts. Japanese, South Korean, Chinese and American businessmen purportedly enjoyed the finest North Korea had to offer while on board the luxury liner. Who wouldn’t want to cruise around […]