December 11, 2009

North Korea on guard for outbreaks of 'civil unrest' after currency revaluation

Reports from China indicate that the withdrawal and replacement of old North Korean currency and the release of redenominated bills beginning November 30 has triggered widespread confusion in the communist state. The Daily NK, a South Korean-based newspaper with sources inside North Korea, reported from Changchun, China that the Ministry of People's Security (MPS) was ordered to control residents. (FULL STORY)
People pass in front of propaganda posters in central Pyongyang. AFP/Yoshikatsu Tsuno
Beijing preaches to choir in Copenhagen: 'Do as we say, not as we do'

One of the most memorable dictums of Chairman Mao was, “Turn a bad thing into a good thing!” In other words, turn your disadvantage into an advantage. It is common knowledge that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) administration has rendered much of the country into an environmental disaster zone. For example, at least 65 percent of rural residents have no access to clean water, and close to 200 million workers and farmers fall sick every year due to pollution.  (FULL STORY)
A street sweeper works near a coal-fired power plant at an industrial park in Shizuishan, on Dec. 7. Reuters/Jason Lee
N. Korean border guards ordered to shoot defectors after currency change
Exile: China plans 'comprehensive' takeover of Taiwan via 'economic integration'
   
China replaces USSR in remake of 'Red Dawn' about invasion of U.S.
Former Taiwan official finds Obama's silence potentially ominous
Former Navy secretaries term China naval harassment 'dangerous'
China threatens India over construction of road near border in Himalayas

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Defectors in petition to UN, Hague, compare Kim Jong-Il to Sudan's Omar Bashir

A group of civic activists and North Korean defectors have urged an international tribunal to investigate alleged human rights abuses in the Stalinist country and put dictator Kim Jong-Il on trial.
Seoul plans to convert tunnel-ridden DMZ into green zone, 'peace belt'
China’s anti-piracy ops called 'significant' for future naval deployments
Young party officials elevated nationwide in China leadership reshuffle

 
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