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More about the Orascom deal

The story gets odder and odder by the day, and this one is no exception. According to this article, Orascom decided to open a bank in the Juche regime. Again, why the investment and then opening a bank is beyond me. Other companies appear to have invested in North Korea:
Orascom Telecom is trying to make up for a slowdown in …

Chris Hill has not been asked to be on the Obama team

Chris Hill has not been asked to be on the Obama team

We all know no breakthrough is going to be made once Bush steps down and heads back to the ranch. In fact, I do not know if any breakthrough is going to made with anybody as long as Kim Jong Il is continuing to kick.
With that said, the endless negotiations will continue, and administrations will come and go. The one …

Reposted: Pulgasari

Reposted: Pulgasari

I posted this movie a while back and decided to repost it because it has a lot of interesting history behind it. This has English subtitles, which is pretty rare for a North Korean film.
Oh before I embed the video, one series I have been looking for (and will probably never find) is Nameless Heroes starring American defectors to North …

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