Re: Last week in North Korea

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 3:18 PM, DailyNK <editor@dailynk.com> wrote:

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Scores released from NK's re-education camps The North Korean authorities releasedthousands of prisoners from the country's re-education camps [kyohwaso] to mark the 70th anniversary of country's independence from Japan. A car with blaringloudspeakers and advertisements announced that the first batch of amnesties hasbeen enacted, and that the second batch will be granted in October to mark the70th anniversary of the foundation of the Workers' Party of Korea [WPK]. "Last month on the morning... [2015-09-03 15:03] Rethinking policy on NK in the Kim Jong Un era [2015-09-02 15:18] Foundation of the North Korean Economy:Supply and Demand of Foreign CurrencyIf you include the tremendous amounts sentby South Korea during the Kim Jong Il era (over USD 7 billion since Kim DaeJung's Presidency) and consider the myriad legal and illegal methods ofgarnering foreign currency that the regime uses to keep their accounts flush,th... Truth behind Kim's pass on China trip revealed [2015-09-01 17:38] North Korea's Kim Jong Un is said to havebacked out of attending a massive military parade in China, which willcelebrate the country's 70th anniversary victory in World War II, afterBeijing refused to receive the leader with 'highest respects'. Pyongyangspecifically requested that Kim stand side by side with President Xi Jinping upon the... Pricey lamb catches on as trendy health food [2015-09-01 14:39] North Korean residents have developed ataste for lamb meat, according to inside sources. In summers past, dog meat andchicken soup reigned supreme as the go to health foods, but we are now gettingreports that despite its high price tag, lamb is flying off the shelves. In a phone conversation with Daily NK onAugust 31, a source in Yan... Premium beef farm starts illegal sales ring [2015-08-31 18:16] Facing a shortage in funds for operation, acattle farm in South Pyongan Province that caters to the highest echelons inNorth Korea including leader Kim Jong Un is illicitly putting cows on themarket, Daily NK has learned. "The (Eungbong) Juseok Farm is in charge ofraising livestock such as cows, pigs, and ducks for Kim Jong Un and the p... Reshuffle not likely sign of punishment for landmine incident [2015-09-01 15:56] According to a recent Korean Central NewsAgency report, the latest enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission[CMC] of the Workers' Party of Korea saw a reshuffle but particulars onthe development were not disclosed. The report, released on Friday, statedthat the meeting "dismissed some members of the Central Military... ㆍRadio broadcasts an 'eye-opening' experience for N. Koreans ㆍSK to provide 3 billion KRW in aid for inter-Korean forestry initiative ㆍEarly corn profitable, popular but not worth risk for most vendors ㆍRhetoric during recent tensions contrary to KPA orders