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

» by 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 »

Picture of the Day: Surfing DPRK

» by January 9th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (9)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Surfer on the beach outside of Hamhung, North Korea."][/caption] Via Rob Hauer. more »

Pyongyang Elite Is Key To Power of North Korean Regime

» by 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 »

Picture of the Day: Bored Guard On the Korean DMZ

» by January 3rd, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (30)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="627" caption="Female North Korean guard on the DMZ."][/caption] Via Dave Kowalsky. more »

President Lee Calls for New Era of Peace With North Korea

» by 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 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 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 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 »

ROK Drop’s Top Ten Korea Stories of 2011

» by December 30th, 2011 at 3:11 am » Comments (7)

1.  The Death of Kim Jong-il- The top story of 2011 took nearly the entire year to happen, but Kim Jong-il's death on December 17, 2011 I believe is the top ...more »

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

» by 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 »

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