Instutute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) NK Brief No. 08-1-24-1 1/24/2008 North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has started the new year by visiting a series of facilities and locations important to the economy in order to stimulate ‘Economic Revival’. DPRK media outlets reported on January 21 that Kim had examined the 18th national program … Continue reading Kim Jong il site visits indicate DPRK’s focus on economy