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North Korea has a new satellite control center
North Korea has built a new satellite control center, according to state-run media reports on Sunday. Existence of the center was revealed with news that Kim Jong Un visited the site recently. The exact date of the visit or its location wasn’t disclosed. A little of the center could be seen in images carried by…
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NASA captures seasonal fires in North Korea
A NASA satellite has captured the seasonal fires burning across North Korea at present as farmers clear land for fresh crops. In images snapped by its Terra satellite, smoke can be seen getting carried by the wind right across the Sea of Japan to over Hokkaido and northern Japan. The space agency’s analysis says that…
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More on UN meeting, silencing of DPRK microphone
I now have the full video of the incident on Thursday at the United Nations when a North Korean diplomat interrupted a discussion on human rights. It would be funny if it wasn’t so sad. At the meeting, the diplomat began speaking just after a defector ended his speech and without being recognized by the chair, journalist Barbara…
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DPRK diplomat disrupts Human Rights meeting
A North Korean delegate interrupted an event being held at the United Nations on Thursday that was focusing on Human Rights in the DPRK. The event was organized by the U.S. and featured Ambassadors Samantha Power and Robert King on the panel alongside journalist Barbara Demick and others. There were 23 defectors in attendance, according to the…
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North Korea is second worst for press freedom in latest CPJ survey
North Korea is the second most-censored nation on earth, according to a new ranking by the Committee to Protect Journalists. For anyone that knows North Korea or has been paying attention to press freedom studies and rankings, the news hardly comes as a surprise. The government has complete control over the news media, which is limited…
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North Korean TV expands satellite transmissions
Korean Central Television has appeared on a satellite above the Atlantic Ocean, extending coverage of its live signal to the Americas and Europe. The TV channel, which is North Korea’s main state-run TV service, began broadcasting on Intelsat 21 earlier in April, according to monitoring reports. KCTV has been available for more than a decade…
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North Korea launches online shopping site
North Korea has launched an e-commerce site on its nationwide intranet, KCNA said Wednesday. The site, which is accessible via PC and mobile telephone, is called ?? (Okryu) and includes consumer goods, medicine and food items. Users can search for goods they want to buy and also schedule delivery, said KCNA. Payments for the goods can be made with…
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Voice of Korea schedule for mid-2015
Voice of Korea, North Korea’s international shortwave broadcasting station, will use the following schedule from March 29 for roughly six months. The broadcasts follow the same basic line-up each day. :00 Opening signal, station identification: “This is Voice of Korea” :01 National Anthem :03 Song of General Kim Il Sung :06 Song of General Kim…
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CIA not talking on North Korean Internet outage
In late December, just a few days after the U.S. government accused North Korea of being behind the hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, North Korea’s sole connection to the Internet was disrupted for nine and a half hours. At the time, there was speculation that the American government might be behind the action, especially as President…
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State media shows off solar and wind power plant
A visit by Kim Jong Un to inspect KPA Air Force Unit 1016 has provided a closer look at a new solar power plant built alongside an existing wind power plant. KCNA carried a handful of images of the visited, but more were broadcast by Korean Central TV during its evening news program. Here’s one of…
