Category Page for: North Korea

Kim Jong-un Military Documentary Airs On North Korean State TV

» by GI Korea January 9th, 2012 at 5:57 pm » Comments (10)

The North Korean propaganda apparatus is busy trying to make North Koreans believe Kim Jong-un is a competent military leader: Sunday's footage - shown on a day believed to be Kim ...more »

Pyongyang Elite Is Key To Power of North Korean Regime

» by GI Korea January 4th, 2012 at 5:46 pm » Comments (2)

If you wonder why the people in Pyongyang were crying after the death of Kim Jong-il, well here you go: Some 500,000 core members of the Pyongyang elite are thought to ...more »

President Lee Calls for New Era of Peace With North Korea

» by GI Korea January 2nd, 2012 at 11:09 pm » Comments (2)

Good luck with this President Lee, but I don't think much is going to change with North Korea: South Korea's president urged rival North Korea on Monday to use the transition ...more »

Picture of the Day: Condolence Diplomacy

» by GI Korea December 31st, 2011 at 12:57 pm » Comments (3)

This cartoon is another example of how leftists in South Korea think: more »

Lankov On Why The North Korean Economy Is Improving

» by GI Korea December 30th, 2011 at 11:58 pm » Comments (2)

Andrei Lankov has an article posted over at 3WM that explains why North Korea has seen a small amount of economic growth over the past decade despite the increased sanctions ...more »

Picture of the Day: North Korea’s Nearly 8 Foot Tall Soldier

» by GI Korea December 30th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (9)

This picture of an incredibly tall soldier at Kim Jong-il's funeral is something that has been going around the Internet. The consensus is that the soldier is likely the 7' ...more »

Video of Kim Jong-il’s & Kim Il-Sung’s Funerals, Which Tears Are Real?

» by GI Korea December 28th, 2011 at 5:38 pm » Comments (3)

Below is a video of Kim Jong-il's funeral and whether or not the tears of the North Koreans who attended the funeral are real has become a common question being ...more »

Graphic of Key Players In the North Korean Government

» by GI Korea December 28th, 2011 at 3:50 am » Comments (2)

Here is a good graphic from Yonhap News that shows the various key players in the North Korean government: The biggest thing to notice is how old most of them are ...more »

Kim Jong-nam Reportedly In Beijing Preparing to Attend Kim Jong-il’s Funeral

» by GI Korea December 27th, 2011 at 5:38 pm » Comments (6)

It will be interesting to see if Kim Jong-nam is allowed into North Korea to pay his respects to his dad: The eldest son of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-il ...more »