Citations with the tag: CHOSON Nodongdang
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- Human Rights.
// North Korea Country Review; 2009, p48The article provides an overview of the human rights in North Korea, where only the Korean Workers' Party (KWP) and two of its satellite parties were participants and it never had a positive human rights record.
- Government.
// North Korea Country Review; 2001/2002, p11Focuses on the government of North Korea. Constitution; Judiciary, executive and legislative powers; Role of the communist Korean Workers' Party; Administrative units.
- East-Asia-Intel.com: Biggest N. Korea Party meeting in 30 years tied to succession - June 30, 2010.
// East-Asia-Intel Reports; 6/30/2010, p2The article presents information on Workers' Party of Korea's (WPK) meeting to be held in North Korea in September 2010 to prepare for the election of Kim Jong-Un, third son of leader Kim Jong-II, as the crown prince.
- Purge in North Pyongan Province sends shockwaves throughout N. Korea.
// East-Asia-Intel Reports; 10/5/2011, p12The article reports that officials of the Workers' Party of Korea in North Pyongan Province, North Korea were purged following the charges of corruption, which has sent shockwaves through the national party apparatus. As stated, the purge included forcing from office the head of the provincial...
- Trying to Be a Tiger.
Wehrfritz, George // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition); Dec99-Feb2000 Special Issue, Vol. 134 Issue 24A, p40Focuses on the failing economy of North Korea and its subsequent shift from a Stalinist state to a capitalist state. Causes of the economic collapse; Suggested capitalist maneuvers published in economic journals; Effect of reform on the Korean Workers' Party.
- Blowing Warm and Cold.
Wehrfritz, George // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition); 09/18/2000, Vol. 136 Issue 12, p5Reports that the North Korean public is unaware of what was discussed and agreed upon at the summit between North and South Korean leaders in June 2000. Propaganda campaign which was launched by the Korean Workers Party, instructing members not to trust anything about the summit.
- Trying to Be a Tiger.
Wehrfritz, George // Newsweek (Pacific Edition); Dec99-Feb2000 Special Issue, Vol. 134 Issue 24A, p36Focuses on the failing economy of North Korea and its subsequent shift from a Stalinist state to a capitalist state. Causes of the economic collapse; Suggested capitalist maneuvers published in economic journals; Effect of reform on the Korean Workers' Party.
- Blowing Warm and Cold.
Wehrfritz, George // Newsweek (Pacific Edition); 09/18/2000, Vol. 136 Issue 12, p5Reports that the North Korean public is unaware of what was discussed and agreed upon at the summit between North and South Korean leaders in June 2000. Propaganda campaign which was launched by the Korean Workers Party, instructing members not to trust anything about the summit.
- Trying to Be a Tiger.
Wehrfritz, George // Newsweek; Dec1999-Feb2000, Vol. 134 Issue 24, p36Focuses on the failing economy of North Korea and its subsequent shift from a Stalinist state to a capitalist state. Causes of the economic collapse; Suggested capitalist maneuvers published in economic journals; Effect of reform on the Korean Workers' Party.
- The Kim is Dead! Long Live the Kim!
Armstrong, Charles K. // Journal of International Affairs; Spring2001, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p509Profiles Kim Jong Il, general secretary of Korean Workers' Party. Qualities of Kim; Brief life story; Educational background; His public appearances.
- PROFILE.
Armstrong, Charles K. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; Apr2007, p1The article provides information on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or North Korea. The land area of the county is 80% high mountains which is separated by valleys and plains. The country is a highly centralized communist state and its political party is the Korean Workers' Party. The...
- New Seoul government unleashes highest-ranking N. Korea defector.
Armstrong, Charles K. // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 9/10/2008, p10The article reports on the lifting of a travel ban by South Korea on Hwang Jang-Yop, the most senior defector and a harsh critic of the communist regime in North Korea. The move marks a policy reversal made possible by the election of new conservative government in Seoul, South Korea. Hwang, who...
- North Korea holds first expanded politburo meeting since 1981.
Armstrong, Charles K. // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 7/6/2011, p6The article reports that it was announced by North Korea's communist government in the beginning of July 2011 that the Kim Jong-Il regime held an expanded meeting of the Political Bureau (Politburo) of the Korean Workers' Party on June 6, 2011. According to South Korea's Unification Ministry, it...
- Report: North Korean military absorbs key intelligence units from party.
Armstrong, Charles K. // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 5/13/2009, p8The article reports that the South Korea's government funded Yonhap news agency has reported that North Korea has reorganized its overseas organizations, placing the Wokers' Party's two major espionage and illicit cash units under the control of its military. It has revealed that the two...
- North Korea Profile.
Armstrong, Charles K. // International Debates; Nov2006, Vol. 4 Issue 8, p3The article provides information on North Korea. On September 9, 1948, the North established the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, headed by then-Premier Kim Il-Sung. It has a centralized government under the control of the communist Korean Workers' Party, to which all government officials...
- Background Note: North Korea.
Armstrong, Charles K. // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; Oct2006, p1The article focuses on North Korea, its government, history, culture and economy. Information on the country's geography and people, including the population, language and education is presented. The government is centralized and is under the communist Korean Workers' Party. Historical and...
- Ten Years of Kim Jong-il Rule: Assessment and Prospects.
Chin Hui-gwan // Korea Focus; Winter2007, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p110An essay is presented on the decade-long tenure of Kim Jong-il as chairman of the Workers' Party in North Korea. Kim Jong-il's succession following the death of his father, Kim Il-Sung, proved to be successful as he acquired and consolidated executive power to lead the country. However, Kim...
- Background Note: North Korea.
Chin Hui-gwan // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; Apr2007, p1The article provides information on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or North Korea. It is stated that the traditional religion of the country are Buddhism and Shamanism. North Korea is a highly centralized communist state under the control of Korean Worker's Party. The country is said...
- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
Chin Hui-gwan // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; Apr2007, p3The article provides information on the government and political conditions of North Korea. The country has a centralized government under the control of the Korean Worker's Party, a communist party where all government officials belong. The Supreme People's Assembly, the highest of state power,...
- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
Chin Hui-gwan // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; Feb2009, p4The article presents information on the government and political conditions in North Korea. The country has a centralized government under the control of the communist Korean Workers' Party (KWP). The legislature, called the SPA, is the highest organ of state power. North Korea is divided into...
- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
Chin Hui-gwan // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; Aug2009, p4The article presents information on the government and political conditions in North Korea. The country has a centralized government under the control of the communist Korean Workers' Party (KWP). The legislature, called the SPA, is the highest organ of state power. North Korea is divided into...
- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
Chin Hui-gwan // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; 9/29/2010, p4The article presents information on the government and political conditions in North Korea. The country has a centralized government under the control of the communist Korean Workers' Party (KWP). The legislature, called the SPA, is the highest organ of state power. North Korea is divided into...
- STRATEGIC PROPAGANDA THROUGH NORTH KOREAN FILMS: A NEW APPROACH.
KWAK DONG HUN // Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Philologia; Mar2013, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p231Propaganda can be regarded as one of the communicational forms with the public in North Korea. Its function is considered as simple message-transmission toward the public because it has a simple visible image or sometimes it has a ludicrous image. In almost all parts of North Korea, various...
- The North: Unceasing Repression.
KWAK DONG HUN // Time; 6/30/1975, Vol. 105 Issue 27, p62The article discusses the unceasing repression in North Korea under the totalitarian rule of President Kim Il Sung of the Korean Workers' Party. It states that the communist rule has eliminated all traces of political opposition and most private property , while the state owns and operates all...
- East-Asia-Intel.com: Defector: Sinking of Cheonan a provocation meant to trick South into military response -- April 28, 2010.
KWAK DONG HUN // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 4/28/2010, p4The article focuses on the allegation of Workers' Party secretary Hwang Jang-Yop that communist regime ruler Kim Jong-Il headed the blast of the South Korean warship which resulted to the death of 40 people and six missing. Hwang stresses that Kim Jong-Il intends to achieve his goal by expanding...
- IN OTHER NEWS.
KWAK DONG HUN // Missoula Independent; 4/8/2010, Vol. 21 Issue 14, p13The article offers world news briefs. The "American Medical News" has revealed that some clinics have started offering vasectomy patients recovery kits that include pizza coupons and sports magazines. The North Korean firing squad has executed Workers' Party finance chief Pak Nam-gi, after...
- East-Asia-Intel.com: Subdued birthday party for Kim Jong-Un raises eyebrows - January 12, 2011.
KWAK DONG HUN // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 1/12/2011, p9The article offers information on the subdued birthday party celebration of Kim Jong-Un, the Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party in North Korea. It mentions that birthday was celebrated without fanfare and performances. It states that Jong-Un is the upcoming...
- East-Asia-Intel.com: Kim's sister promoted as N. Korea streamlines its power structure -- February 24, 2010.
KWAK DONG HUN // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 2/24/2010, p5The article focuses on Kim Kyong-Hui, who is North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Il's sister. It informs that the North Korean regime has promoted Kim Kyong-Hui. She has returned to prominence and heading the light industries department at the Workers' Party. She is married to Jang Song-Taek, member of...
- Brief History.
Tharoor, Ishaan // Time; 10/25/2010, Vol. 176 Issue 17, p31The article reports on the history of military parades in light of an October 10, 2010 celebration for the 65th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party in North Korea. The propaganda aspect of marches in ancient civilizations, the development of military parades in nation-states, and the scale...
- The siege mentality.
Chipman, John // Newsweek (Pacific Edition); 08/31/98, Vol. 132 Issue 9, p40Presents the author's experience on a trip inside North Korea in 1998. The country preparing for its 50th anniversary on September 9, 1998; Kim Jong Il to assume presidency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); How the people define themselves in terms of the regime; Propaganda...
- The siege mentality.
Chipman, John // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition); 08/31/98, Vol. 132 Issue 9, p48Presents the author's experience on a trip inside North Korea in 1998. The country preparing for its 50th anniversary on September 9, 1998; Kim Jong Il to assume presidency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); How the people define themselves in terms of the regime; Propaganda...
- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
Chipman, John // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; Oct2006, p3The article focuses on the government and political conditions in North Korea. The government is centralized and under the control of the communist Korean Workers' Party. Upon the death of his father Kim II Sung, Kim Jong II inherited the supreme power of his father and was named the General...
- Rehabilitation in Pyongyang of Kim in-law seen signaling economic reform.
Chipman, John // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 3/8/2006, p2The article reports on the return of North Korean official Jang Song-Taek, a first deputy department director of the Korean Workers' Party Central Committee and younger brother-in-law of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, which is being viewed as a sign that the communist regime is considering...
- Collective leadership seen replacing one-man dictatorship in N. Korea following death of Kim Jong-Il.
Chipman, John // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 9/17/2008, p4The article reports on the collective leadership seen replacing one-man dictatorship in North Korea following death of Kim Jong-Il. Kang In-Duk, former unification minister, told reporters that the era of Jong-Il has ceased with his illness, and it would be replaced by a collective leadership...
- The Defector's Tale.
Jin, Kim Kwang // World Affairs; Sep/Oct2011, Vol. 174 Issue 3, p35The article presents information on the economy in North Korea. The author looks at North Korea's communist dictator Kim Jong-il, North Korea's Royal Court Economy, and the Korean Foreign Trade Bank (FTB). The North East Asia Bank (NEAB) and the Korean National Insurance Corporation (KNIC), both...
- NOTHING LEFT.
Demick, Barbara // New Yorker; 7/12/2010, Vol. 86 Issue 20, p44The article explores the potential for economic and social collapse in North Korea. The author highlights the life of Song-hee, a female Chinese teenager who decided to seek refuge in Yanji, China, after escaping by walking across the frozen Tumen River. The status and education of women and...
- Kim's Dynasty The son also rises.
Demick, Barbara // Time; 10/27/1980, Vol. 116 Issue 17, p69The article reports that Kim Jong II, son of North Korean President Kim II Sung, has been anointed by the Sixth Congress of the North Korean Workers' Party in October 1980 as heir apparent of Sung. It has been predicted that Sung will concentrate on foreign affairs while Jong II will focus on...
- Five Scenarios For Political Change.
Demick, Barbara // Asia Monitor: China & North East Asia Monitor; Aug2012, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p12The article offers political outlook for North Korea in August 2012 and beyond. It views that Kim Jong Un, the country's new leader, will continue to be the frontman for a leadership focused on the Korean Workers' Party (KWP) and the National Defence Commission. It presents several scenarios for...
- Kim Jong-il's Death and His Son's Strategy for Seizing Power in North Korea.
Ahn, Mun Suk // Problems of Post-Communism; Jul/Aug2012, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p27Since his father's death, Kim Jong-un has seized power in North Korea, but his future prospects depend on his securing control of the military, the cabinet, and the Workers' Party of Korea and demonstrating economic performance-goals he has yet to achieve.
- North Korea accelerating the learning curve for its dictator-in-waiting.
Ahn, Mun Suk // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 10/19/2011, p5The article reports on the speed up of the military learning practice for Kim Jong-Un, son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. As stated, Kim Jong-Un controlled the military when his father was on a trip to Russia. It mentions that Kim Jong-Il, who is believed to be having many health problems...
- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
Ahn, Mun Suk // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; 4/29/2011, p4The article provides information on the government and political scenario in North Korea as of April 2011. The country has established a centralized government system placed under the control of the communist Korean Workers' Party (KWP). From 1948 to July 1994, North Korea was under the...
- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
Ahn, Mun Suk // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; 3/9/2010, p4The article presents information on the government and political conditions in North Korea. The centralized government of the country is controlled by the communist Korean Workers' Party (KWP), while minor political parties are said to exist in name only. Kim Jong-il serves as Chairman of the...
- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
Ahn, Mun Suk // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; 10/31/2011, p4The article presents information on North Korean politics and government. It has a centralized government that is controlled by the communist Korean Workers' Party (KWP). From 1948 to 1994, Kim Il-Sung served as secretary general of the KWP and president of North Korea. The key entities that...
- THE CONTINUING CRISIS.
Tyrrell, Jr., R. Emmett // American Spectator; Nov2010, Vol. 43 Issue 9, p10The article comments on several political issues. White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is facing challenges in his plans to run for mayor in Chicago, Illinois. During a meeting of the Korean Workers' Party, Kim Jong Un has been promoted to four-star general, which could indicate that he will...
- Like father, like son.
Tyrrell, Jr., R. Emmett // Asian Pacific Post; 11/28/2007, p23The article reports on the decision of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to name his second eldest son, Kim Jong-chol, as deputy chief of a leadership division in the ruling Workers' Party. This appointment signals Jong-chol's succession of his father. Kim Jong-il has three sons from two women:...
- East-Asia-Intel.com: Kim Jong-Un raises own slush fund, rivaling that of his father - May 5, 2010.
Tyrrell, Jr., R. Emmett // East-Asia-Intel Reports; 5/5/2010, p3The article reports that Kim Jong-Un, youngest and apparent heir of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Il, has been increasing his own slush fund for luxury purposes. According to Hwang Jang-Yop, a high-level defector and former Workers' Party secretary in charge of foreign policy, 20% of the country's...
- GAG ORDER.
Glain, Stephen // Atlantic Monthly (10727825); May2002, Vol. 289 Issue 5, p32The article profiles Hwang Jong Yop, Secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party, a tutor to its reclusive leader, Kim Jong Il, and the highest ranking North Korean official ever to defect to the south. The defection should mean unprecedented information for the U. S. about North Korea's nuclear...
- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
Glain, Stephen // Background Notes on Countries of the World: North Korea; Feb2008, p3The article offers information on the government and political conditions in North Korea. The country has a centralized government under the rigid control of the communist Korean Workers' Party (KWP), to which all government officials belong. A few minor political parties exist in name only....
- Between Confucianism and Marxism-Leninism: Juche and the Case of Chong Tasan.
David-West, Alzo // Korean Studies; 2011, Vol. 35, p93This article examines the Confucian component of the North Korean juche ideology, appraising the national-Stalinist doctrine in view of its relation to the Reformed Confucianism of Cho?ng Tasan. A representative of the indigenous sirhak (practical learning) school in the late Choso?n era, Tasan...
