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Kim Jong-Il initially opposed hereditary succession
Kim Jong-Nam, the often outspoken eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, has once again made public statements about North Korea’s upcoming 3rd generation hereditary succession. Jong-Nam, long...
View ArticleKim Jong-Il’s 69th birthday bash
February 16th marks Kim Jong-Il’s 69th birthday, a national holiday for North Korea. Lavish events are planned and underway for the entire week, including synchronized swimming performances, film...
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Kim Jong-Chol’s wild week in Singapore
Kim Jong-Chol, the 30 year-old second son of Kim Jong-Il and older brother to Kim Jong-Un was spotted at an Eric Clapton concert in Singapore earlier this week. Kim’s fandom for Clapton is arguably...
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Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK
I’ll just leave this here. Source: Yonhap
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Why North Korea isn’t going to overthrow its dictatorship anytime soon
I’m going to share a somewhat longwinded rant that I posted on the news aggregation website Reddit. A number of popular posts were excitedly discussing the possibility of revolution in North Korea,...
View ArticleNine NK refugees arrive in South Korea; Jimmy Carter returning to Pyongyang
Two unrelated stories, but light enough on details to keep to one post. Jimmy Carter returning to Pyongyang for talks with other former world leaders A delegation formed by “The Elders”, a group of...
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News in brief + a brief hiatus
Kim Jong-Un doesn’t get a promotion at Supreme People’s Assembly The Supreme People’s Assembly, constitutionally the most powerful entity in North Korea but in reality a rubber steam parliament for the...
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North Korea–a (brief) month in review. Regular updates to resume!
How quickly times gets away from you.. the labourious process of buying, packing up and getting ready to move into a new house has consumed much of my free time that might otherwise be spent...
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Kim Jong-Un alleged to have undergone 6 plastic surgery procedures to...
Rumours of the future leader of North Korea’s supposed plastic surgeries were rampant from the moment he was revealed to the world last September. While there’s really no new evidence now, the...
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Kim Jong-Il dead at 69.
You heard it here last – Dear Leader and Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army, Marshall Kim Jong-Il died early Monday according to state-run television KCNA. He apparently died on his private...
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