April 1, 2012 • 9:00 AM 0
The first co-author, John H. Cha, is an Oakland-based award-winning translator of Korean literature. The second, K.J. Sohn, is an editor-in-chief for The Daily NK and former secretary to North Korea‘s highest ranking defector, Hwang Jang-yop.
Filed under: Kim Jong-il, Media
August 27, 2011 • 8:55 AM 4
In 1997, North Korean foreign worker Lim Il defected to South Korea from the relatively easier vantage point of Kuwait, where he had been sent to drum up some Juche foreign currency as part of the country’s trade mission. Since that time, the now-42-year-old has written several books about his experiences in the south and former daily life in Pyongyang.
Filed under: Media
August 14, 2011 • 9:20 AM 0
Today’s date—August 14th, 2011—may resonate in future years as a watershed mark. That’s because it is the day that North Korea supposedly allowed its citizens to start sharing digital, user-generated multimedia content on the country’s official website. That’s right: the DPRK is now open to strongly and prosperously filtered UCC (user-created content).
Filed under: Media
June 2, 2011 • 9:40 PM 0
December 19, 2010 • 12:52 PM 0
Just how much do North Korean officials love New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson? Enough to let him and media-mate Wolf Blitzer jump on the phone live from Pyongyang after a critical Sunday, December 19th meeting with General Pak Rim-su, in charge of both the DMZ and Korean War armistice.
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