News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| 29 days ago
North Korea's military has grabbed nearly complete command of the state-run economy and staked out a lucrative trade in mineral sales to China to make money for its supreme commander, Kim Jong-il. As it deepens its dominance over nearly every aspect...
News Source: The Star
| 29 days ago
North Korea's Kim Jong Il recently fired his top TV official for airing a series of advertisements, apparently out of concern that the commercials represented too much influence of capitalism, a news report said Sunday. Since early July, the North's...
News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 1 month ago
Yonhap news agency quoted informed sources as saying that Kim was furious when he saw the advertisements, which began appearing on Korean Central Television in early July. "What is this? That kind of rubbish appeared when China started reforms and...
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 month ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has visited a new power plant and a farm in the south of the country, official media reported Saturday. The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim went to North Korea's South Hamgyeong Province where he...