Comments on: Sunday speculation: The end of ‘Songun’? http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/09/sunday-speculation-the-end-of-songun/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:30:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » The end of ‘Songun’? Part II http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/09/sunday-speculation-the-end-of-songun/#comment-49323 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » The end of ‘Songun’? Part II Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:38:35 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/09/sunday-speculation-the-end-of-songun/#comment-49323 [...] weeks ago, the Daily NK specualted that preparations for North Korea’s political succession are leading to an end of [...] […] weeks ago, the Daily NK specualted that preparations for North Korea’s political succession are leading to an end of […]

]]> By: “For Kim Jong Il, this will be his most difficult year,” « North Korea Monitor http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/09/sunday-speculation-the-end-of-songun/#comment-47134 “For Kim Jong Il, this will be his most difficult year,” « North Korea Monitor Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:42:40 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/09/sunday-speculation-the-end-of-songun/#comment-47134 [...] this with speculation that the Songun policy is on its way out—as some analyses suggest—and military leadership might be looking for an excuse to fortify their own position. [...] […] this with speculation that the Songun policy is on its way out—as some analyses suggest—and military leadership might be looking for an excuse to fortify their own position. […]

]]> By: Leonid Petrov http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/09/sunday-speculation-the-end-of-songun/#comment-41446 Leonid Petrov Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:47:36 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/09/sunday-speculation-the-end-of-songun/#comment-41446 There must be some "unofficial" trade which happens in high seas. The North Korean fishermen sell and barter their catch to Russian, Japanese (and maybe South Korean?) colleagues. Hence the foreign currency. There must be some “unofficial” trade which happens in high seas. The North Korean fishermen sell and barter their catch to Russian, Japanese (and maybe South Korean?) colleagues. Hence the foreign currency.

]]> By: Werner Koidl http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/09/sunday-speculation-the-end-of-songun/#comment-41410 Werner Koidl Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/09/sunday-speculation-the-end-of-songun/#comment-41410 From Daily NK: “... Foreign currency-earning workers were given a mass lecture on this subject in mid-February (resident of Chongjin)...” It is nice to hear that many workers of Chongjin seem to have the chance to get their wages paid in foreign currency (?!) Is there an (until now) unknown Special-Economic-Zone around Chongjin ? From Daily NK: “… Foreign currency-earning workers were given a mass lecture on this subject in mid-February (resident of Chongjin)…”

It is nice to hear that many workers of Chongjin seem to have the chance to get their wages paid in foreign currency (?!)

Is there an (until now) unknown Special-Economic-Zone around Chongjin ?

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