Category: News Links

Over the last two weeks, I’ve made extensive improvements and upgrades to my news aggregator. If you’re looking for a place to keep up on just about everything that’s being reported about North Korea anywhere on earth, I’ve finally figured out how to customize RSS feeds to display headlines from 26 28 of the newspapers and wire services that are the most interesting to me. The sources I’ve picked include the usual array of U.S. and South Korean papers, plus...

On the Daily NK: A Korean version of my interview with Chuck Downs. Mr. Downs is traveling this week and isn’t able to respond to your questions yet. I’ll post an update when he gets a chance. Thanks for your patience. When You Hear “Uri Ttang,” Be Annoyed; When You Hear “Part of China,” Be Concerned: First Koguryeo, now Parhae. Will China-baiting be the politico-nationalist fad of 2007? It’s their turn, isn’t it? Interesting Report: If Kim Jong Il isn’t...

Kamerad! It was all too predictable: France has surrendered to the mobs in the streets. The good news is the decline of Chirac and De Villepin; the bad news is that France’s own economic decline is now increasingly assured. Mary Robinson Wouldn’t Approve. I have three words to say about Zacharias Moussaoui’s date with Hell: Pay-Per-View. Bring beer; Cheetos are on me. The Skirt Defense. This is without question both the strangest and most contemptable rape defense I’ve ever seen:...

Yahoo: North Korea confirms talks with Japan this week Chosun Ilbo: N.K. Arms Intercept Pact Stays Out of Korea-U.S. Drills Yahoo: Japan to take up N. Korea’s alleged laundering, drug trafficking IHT: Japan presses N. Korea on abductions

Yahoo: Two Koreas agree to resume stalled military talks Yahoo: Kin express joy after film on abductee wins prize Daily Iowan: Leach seeks to ease N. Korean tensions (opinion) Epoch Times: Book Review: Gordon Chang’s New Book on North Korea Dong-a Ilbo: Corruption Rapidly Spreading in North Korea YONHAP: N. Korea says U.S. poses threat to world peace, security DailyNK: Elvis Kim Jong Il? Netizen, Open Kim Jong Il Parody Dong-a Ilbo: North produces 2 billion counterfeit cigarette packs Dong-a...

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