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North Korea's War on Markets
23 hours ago ago from Eye on Asia - BusinessWeek
Three weeks after North Korea redenominated its currency on Nov. 30, few outside experts can say with authority what's really going on there. Confusion lingers as to just how much of the existing currency can be converted into new notes. Also, North Korea watchers have been unable to confirm reports (by independent South Korean aid groups) of soaring prices for food and daily necessities, as well as angry traders protesting the exchange limit ...
Related contentNorth Korea Threatens to Open Fire in Disputed Sea Area
16 hours ago ago from Soldier of Fortune
North Korea has warned South Korean military and fishing boats to stay clear of a disputed maritime area, or risk being fired on. Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency Monday said the move is a response to what the North calls frequent intrusions by warmongers in the South Korean military. North Korea has refused for decades to accept a maritime border known as the Northern Limit Line, mandated by the United Nations after ...
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13 hours ago ago from One Free Korea
NORTH KOREA CONTINUES TO PROGRESS in its efforts to miniaturize nuclear warheads . Obviously, this means our sanctions aren't sufficient. THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT is printing propaganda comics , not to influence North Koreans, but to influence its own ill-informed youth that North Korea isn't a paradise on earth after all. While the idea of a government propagandizing its own people gives me some discomfort, previous South Korean ...
Related contentObama’s “Liaison Office” in Pyongyang Would Be Appeasement, Pure and Simple
18 hours ago ago from One Free Korea
The Obama Administration's new proposal to set up a liaison office in Pyongyang may be the most disturbing development of his administration's entire approach to North Korea. It would, in effect, elevate diplomatic relations between the two governments just seven months after North Korea tested a nuclear weapon, and just nine months after it tested an ICBM, all in flagrant violation of multiple U.N. resolutions. Now, after North Korea has ...
Related contentIs Cuba a State Sponsor of Terrorism?
14 hours ago ago from RandallHMiller.com
Officials in Thailand (after being tipped off by American intelligence officials) recently seized a Georgian-registered aircraft loaded with over 35 tons of North Korean weapons. Where the weapons were bound for is unclear. However, Iran, Sri Lanka, or the African Horn countries would all be good guesses. Counterterrorism Blog's Douglas Farah reports : The Thais stopped the aircraft because U.S. intelligence warned them of the North ...
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2 Koreas to open modernized military hot lines
1 hour, 44 minutes ago ago from U.S. News
2 Koreas to open modernized military hot lines SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North and South Korea plan to open new, updated hot lines between their militaries next week to facilitate border crossings, an official said Tuesday. The announcement reflected cooperation between the sides just a day after the North threatened South Korean ships with possible attacks. The hot lines serve as a key mode of communication between military officials from ...
Related contentNorth Korea declares disputed water ‘firing zone’
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Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This North Korea declares disputed water firing zone' Associated Press Published: December 21, 2009 Updated: December 2009 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has declared waters along its disputed sea border with South Korea a firing ...
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