Tuesday, 5 May 2015

. North Korea arrests S. Korean for 'illegally entering' DPRK territory Won Moon-joo, aged 21 and a current student at New York University (NYU), was arrested after “crossing the Amnok River from Dandong, China on April 22,” according to KCNA. Won has apparently confessed to illegally entering the DPRK, and may have done so with the assistance of a Dandong tourist agency. Visit NK News for more Kim Jong Un visits new satellite control center Given the previous use of satellite launches as a cover for missile tests, many experts are wary about the prominence given to this new center. North Korea has two known satellite installations, in the North and West of the country, and analysts are trying to connect images from the new center with satellite photos of existing facilities. Visit NK News for more Kim Yong Nam to visit Russia for Victory Day North Korea's nominal head of state will be replacing Kim Jong-Un for the Russian WWII victory parade, which is likely to be cold comfort for the Russian government. It is unclear whether any bilateral meetings are planned. Visit NK News for more Kim Jong Un might have canceled Russia visit over failed missile purchase: Report Hong Kong media are reporting that Kim Jong-Un may have cancelled his planned trip to Moscow in a fit of pique after Russia refused to sell surface-to-air missile systems to North Korea. Visit NK News for more Defection from N. Korea: A report from the war zone Rob York reviews Hark Joon Lee's book, Crossing Heaven's Border, which tells the stories of North Korean defectors in China. Lee reveals stories that are at once grim, poignant, eccentric and cynical, sources from within the secretive defector community in Northeast China. Visit NK News for more Reporting on North Korean defectors, struggling with objectivity Rob York interviews Hark Joon Lee, author of Crossing Heaven's Border, who describes his time spent as a South Korean living among North Korean defectors living secretly in China and reflects on the difficulties involved in avoiding taking a side in the conflict. Visit NK News for more Foibles and fears: Why Kim Jong Un cancelled his Russia visit Dr. Andrei Lankov assesses the recent news that Kim Jong Un's much anticipated first foreign visit to Moscow is not happening. Though many did foresee the "no show" there will be much more speculation and questions as to why. Was the decision made out of fear? Is the "domestic politics" rationale a ruse? And of course why did North Korea create the impression that Kim Jong Un’s visit was all but decided? Visit NK News for more


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