North Korea

NOVANEWS John Everard: I doubt that Kim Jong-un’s uncle Jang Song-thaek will be the last person to die in North Korea purge. Officers in the military will be particularly nervous. The execution of Kim Jong-un’s uncle, Jang Song-thaek, has startled the world. But how will it look to the North Korean people, and how will they react? A source in the country has spoken of tension and whispered conversations, as ordinary North Koreans try to make sense of tumultuous events. Jang Song-thaek’s sudden fall will worry them. If even he, one of the most powerful people in the country, can be executed, so can anyone. Kim Jong-un has made it clear that utter loyalty to him is now a prerequisite for survival – both political and physical – in North Korea. Even small, perhaps innocent, acts of...

NOVANEWS By Shepard Ambellas A 3000 personnel strong “elite cyberwarfare unit” is believed to be implored by North Korea as the South has reported over $805m in losses from such attacks over recent years. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)   Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (INTELLIHUB) — Make no mistake, Kim Jon-Un has seen the benefit in modern technology and is putting it to use. A massive network of spies along with hackers and computer specialist allegedly have been causing problems for the South, in an attempt to intimidate and one day possible make a move on the weakened nation. The dictator Jong-Un also has been experimenting with electromagnetic pulse weaponry according to a report by the Sydney Morning Herald. An excerpt from the article reads, “North Korea is using Russian t...

NOVANEWS On the 60th anniversary of the Korean people’s victory in the Fatherland Liberation War of 1950-53, the CPBG-ML’s international solidarity barbecue was addressed by the DPRK’s ambassador to Britain, Comrade Hyon Hak-bong, who gave a stirring speech and answered questions from the audience. The meeting celebrated the great victory of the combined forces of socialism against the robber barons of the USA, who had never before been defeated in 150 years of imperialist warmongering. The brave Korean fighters were joined by more than a million Chinese soldiers who made up the People’s Volunteer Army. Chairman Mao’s own son was one of their number and died in Korea during the war. Meanwhile, the USSR gave air and technical support, despite the danger of a US first nuclear str...

NOVANEWS   The Occasion of 60th Anniversary of Armistice Agreement To Call for a Peace Treaty in Korean Peninsula Preface Distinguished guests, friends, supporters, ladies and gentlemen, it’s such an honor to be here with you on the Occasion of 60th Anniversary of Armistice Agreement. This symposium is the last but not the least one as part of the 2013 Global Campaign to Call for a Peace Treaty in Korean Peninsula. The 2013 Global Campaign has been organized by Koreans from all walks of life in north, south and overseas, together with hundreds of thousands of peace-loving peoples around the globe, i.e., the people like you who joined us today at this last “relay” symposium in Tokyo. On July 27, 1953, the Korean War hostilities were ceased ONLY TEMPORARILY by introducing the fragile A...

NOVANEWS AnonymousCI-AnonymousCyber Attack Christof Lehmann (nsnbc),- A Cyber Attack against websites in the Democratic Peoples´Republic Korea and the purported statement from the internationally known Hacktivist group has provoked resounding and side-splitting laughter in Pyongyang and among Koreans in both the North and the South of the divided country.  The DPRK´s official news agency KCNA published an article, in which it explained that recent cyber attacks purportedly had been committed by the internationally renown hacker group Anonymous and called the propaganda which was related with the cyber attacks “a string of rubbish”. The Hacktivist group was close to having earned some form or respect by attacking for example, Israeli government websites, criticizing the Israeli gover...