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Cell Phones in North Korea

December 2nd, 2004 · No Comments · Misc

I’ve found the article on chosun.com, “Cell Phones Spark ‘Communication Revolution’ in N.K.” (Korean), very interesting.
Isn’t this subversive… Maybe Korean cell phone manufacturers should give out the phones (and pay for the services) in North Korea.

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North Korea and Free Market?

February 24th, 2004 · No Comments · Misc

There was an interesting editorial on the current issue of BusinessWeek (March 1, 2004, p. 56) titled, “Pyongyang: Will Its Recovery Speed a Deal?” by Rose Brady. This is on the report by several American Asian experts who visited North Korea in January.
The bustling, 500-stall private market on Pyongyang’s Tong Il Street … [...]

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