Comments for North Korean Economy Watch http://www.nkeconwatch.com News and analysis of the North Korean economy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:18:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on An update on the Huichon and Ryesonggang Power Stations by Kim Jong-un makes over 61 onsite inspection visits | Korea Watch http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/23/an-update-of-the-huichon-and-ryesonggang-power-stations/#comment-257026 Kim Jong-un makes over 61 onsite inspection visits | Korea Watch Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:18:22 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/?p=13359#comment-257026 [...] (4 times); light (5 times); food (14 times); and industrial (4 times). Construction sites of Huichon Power Stations were visited four times while the Huichon Ryonha General Machinery Plant and the Kanggye General [...] [...] (4 times); light (5 times); food (14 times); and industrial (4 times). Construction sites of Huichon Power Stations were visited four times while the Huichon Ryonha General Machinery Plant and the Kanggye General [...]

]]> Comment on Amnesty to be applied to convicts in DPRK by North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kim Jong-un’s January 2012 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/10/amnesty-to-be-applied-to-convicts-in-dprk/#comment-257016 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kim Jong-un’s January 2012 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:25:47 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/?p=14206#comment-257016 [...] KCNA announced an amnesty for convicts. Details were [...] [...] KCNA announced an amnesty for convicts. Details were [...]

]]> Comment on Kim Jong-il’s funeral procession by North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kim Jong il is dead http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/13/kim-jong-ils-funeral-procession/#comment-257012 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kim Jong il is dead Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:12:39 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/?p=13766#comment-257012 [...] 1.  The funeral procession: Yonhap published a helpful map of the funeral procession here. It was incorrect, however, so I posted a corrected version here. [...] [...] 1.  The funeral procession: Yonhap published a helpful map of the funeral procession here. It was incorrect, however, so I posted a corrected version here. [...]

]]> Comment on Pyongyang Restaurant in Vientiane by elefb http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/19/pyongyang-restaurant-in-vientiane/#comment-257011 elefb Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:00 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/?p=13872#comment-257011 I went to a "Pyongyang Friendship" restaurant in Vientiane in November 2011, about ten metres north and across the road from my hotel: http://www.oulayvanh-hotel.com/ I went twice for dinner and was the only person there both times. It seemed completely empty at other times. No dancing or any performing when I was there. The first time there seemed to be a propagandistic action flick with female soldiers on TV. Second time, the waitresses in traditional costume were watching what looked like an old English soap dubbed in Korean; when I arrived they scurried away and switched the channel to some old Korean epic or something, which was a shame. It was a smallish restaurant; didn't seem as big as the one you wrote about. I presumed it was an official North Korean one... I went to a “Pyongyang Friendship” restaurant in Vientiane in November 2011, about ten metres north and across the road from my hotel:
http://www.oulayvanh-hotel.com/

I went twice for dinner and was the only person there both times. It seemed completely empty at other times. No dancing or any performing when I was there. The first time there seemed to be a propagandistic action flick with female soldiers on TV. Second time, the waitresses in traditional costume were watching what looked like an old English soap dubbed in Korean; when I arrived they scurried away and switched the channel to some old Korean epic or something, which was a shame.

It was a smallish restaurant; didn’t seem as big as the one you wrote about. I presumed it was an official North Korean one…

]]> Comment on Kim Jong-un’s January 2012 by Asdf http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/31/kim-jong-uns-january-2011/#comment-256979 Asdf Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/?p=13924#comment-256979 Are there any translations of the new docu? Are there any translations of the new docu?

]]> Comment on Kim Jong-un’s January 2012 by Kim Jong-un’s January in North Korea | NK News http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/31/kim-jong-uns-january-2011/#comment-256970 Kim Jong-un’s January in North Korea | NK News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:51:52 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/?p=13924#comment-256970 [...] [ii] Curtis Melvin also delved into this aspect at the North Korea Economy Watch blog http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/31/kim-jong-uns-january-2011/ [...] [...] [ii] Curtis Melvin also delved into this aspect at the North Korea Economy Watch blog http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/31/kim-jong-uns-january-2011/ [...]

]]> Comment on Kim Jong-un’s January 2012 by Jwizzler http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/31/kim-jong-uns-january-2011/#comment-256959 Jwizzler Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/?p=13924#comment-256959 Thanks for the update on what Jung-un has been doing. It's interesting that within just the past year or two he has become such a focal point of propaganda and literature in NK.  Thanks for the update on what Jung-un has been doing. It’s interesting that within just the past year or two he has become such a focal point of propaganda and literature in NK. 

]]> Comment on Food distribution to resume for the first time in seven years by North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kim Jong-un’s January 2011 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/27/food-distribution-to-resume-for-the-first-time-in-seven-years/#comment-256941 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kim Jong-un’s January 2011 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:56:43 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/?p=14096#comment-256941 [...] 7. The Lunar New Year holiday was co-opted to celebrate the rise of Kim Jong-un. In addition to public ceremonies and performances in honor of one of the three leaders (Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un), the practice of distributing holiday rations in the name of the leader was resumed. In a sign of the “back to the future” economic policies which may lay over the horizon, the DPRK is rumored to be interested in reviving nation-wide food distribution through the PDS. [...] [...] 7. The Lunar New Year holiday was co-opted to celebrate the rise of Kim Jong-un. In addition to public ceremonies and performances in honor of one of the three leaders (Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un), the practice of distributing holiday rations in the name of the leader was resumed. In a sign of the “back to the future” economic policies which may lay over the horizon, the DPRK is rumored to be interested in reviving nation-wide food distribution through the PDS. [...]

]]> Comment on DPRK celebrates lunar new year in its own style by North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kim Jong-un’s January 2011 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/01/23/dprk-celebrates-lunar-new-year-in-its-own-style/#comment-256940 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Kim Jong-un’s January 2011 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:51:42 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/?p=14006#comment-256940 [...] The Lunar New Year holiday was co-opted to celebrate the rise of Kim Jong-un. In addition to public ceremonies and performances in honor of one of the three leaders (Kim [...] [...] The Lunar New Year holiday was co-opted to celebrate the rise of Kim Jong-un. In addition to public ceremonies and performances in honor of one of the three leaders (Kim [...]

]]> Comment on About “North Korean Economy Watch” by B-moore http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2006/01/01/3791/#comment-256919 B-moore Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:36:00 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2006/01/01/3791/#comment-256919 Curtis, Barb has your phone! Call her  or check your gmu email Curtis, Barb has your phone! Call her  or check your gmu email

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