North Korean Defectors: Meet Young People Who Fled the North to South Korea In 2020, however, Trump said the two leaders had “good relations” and, in March, he sent a letter to Mr. Kim offering help to the United States to fight the coronavirus. On July 8, when North Korean President Kim Il-sung died in 1994, smiling was strictly forbidden. Talking loudly, dancing or drinking alcohol that day is limited. Failure to comply with the rules can lead to people being sent to labor camps or killed. Kim Il-sung`s body is kept in a glass tomb and tourists must bow to his feet. Students have to pay for their desks and chairs in class! Tuition does not cover this. North Korea has its own basketball rules | Photo: AP Citizens are not allowed to have the same name as the current president. So everyone named Kim was forced to change their name. Even before Kim Jong-un came to power, there was more and more room for these money-hungry elites. This group, known as Donju – money masters or masters – began to make a fortune by facilitating trade on black markets, which emerged at a time when the government was unable to provide enough food and services in the late 1990s. Restrictions in these markets have eased over time and, in some circumstances, market activity is sanctioned even without retaliation. For example, agricultural collectives are allowed to sell their surplus crops privately.
Yet personal ties are deeply rooted in the economy: many children or other family members of senior party officials, the military, and civilians run foreign business companies that boost the country`s economic development. Korea was a country, but was divided after World War II. It had been ruled by Japan, but when Japan capitulated, Soviet Union troops occupied the north of the country, while American forces occupied the south. Another ideological principle, Songun or military first, was enshrined as a guiding political philosophy in the 1990s, elevating the military above other elements of society. The army consists of about 1.2 million active personnel, including two hundred thousand special forces, as well as millions more in reserves and paramilitary personnel. From the beginning, the army operated under the leadership of the WPK. The army itself has a general political bureau composed of political commissars who receive instructions from the party`s OGDs, which are then distributed among the branches of the Korean People`s Army (CPA); The State Security and the National Police also have their own political directors. Under Kim Jong-il, the military, or at least individual members of the military, has accumulated increasing decision-making power and gained the upper hand over the party.
Analysts have described Kim Jong-il`s regime as more informal, based on personal relationships and bypassing formal bureaucracy. Experts say that in the event of Kim`s death or serious illness, the next leader would likely be a direct family member. The promotion of her younger sister Kim Yo-jong and the development of her public profile have sparked speculation that she could be seen as a successor. In recent years, she joined her brother at summits with U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited South Korea for the Olympics, and made statements on his behalf when Pyongyang escalated tensions with Seoul in June 2020. Other close relatives who could also be involved in a change of power include Kim Sol-song, an older half-sister, or Kim`s older brother, Kim Jong-chul. However, some family members fell out of favor, including Kim`s uncle, Jang, who was married to Kim Kyong-hui, Kim Il-sung`s daughter. Kim Jong-nam, Kim`s half-brother, was assassinated in Malaysia in February 2017 in an attack allegedly carried out by North Korea. An Amnesty International report estimates that hundreds of thousands of people were sent to prisons and labour camps because they disagreed with the government. North Korea never ceases to amaze the whole world. Despite the fact that this country is closed to ordinary tourists and you probably won`t see a photo of there on Instagram, sometimes interesting information about this country comes out.
Only male government officials are allowed to drive. Women do not receive a driver`s license, even if they work as traffic officers. State restrictions only allow one in a hundred people to have a car. Another calendar in North Korea| Photo: Uritours The health of the North Korean leader is not the only problem that is heavily guarded in this isolated country. North Korea is a totalitarian regime that follows rules that are different from those of the rest of the world. The nation keeps many secrets and has many unusual laws that will make you thank the universe in which you do not live there. Some of them are below: Strict Customs Regulations in North Korea | Photo: AFP/Representational image North Korean leader Kim Jong-un only wants the most prosperous, wealthy and influential people to live in Pyongyang, North Korea. People must have explicit permission to live in the capital. In recent years, journalists, researchers and visitors have published anecdotal reports about the construction or opening of ski resorts, theme parks and a new airport – signs of an economic boom and interest in potential tourism infrastructure. All this despite strict international economic sanctions that have crippled formal trade and normal economic relations with dynamic regional players such as China, Russia and South Korea. As sanctions relief comes into effect and North Korea seeks to diversify its trade relations with the outside world, experts say any measures aimed at growing the economy must be carefully calibrated by leaders to ensure political stability within the regime.
The country is considered the most closed country, which is not surprising given the number of terrible laws. The state deprives its citizens of their fundamental rights and imposes strange totalitarian rules on them. Earlier, we told you the story of the strict rules that Kim Jong Un`s wife must follow, and this time we brought you some of the strange laws in North Korea that you had no idea about: In August 2017, North Korea fired a missile at northern Japan for the first time that was supposed to carry weapons. He plunged into the sea. North Korea is one of the poorest countries in the world where malnutrition is widespread. Economic activity [PDF] is concentrated in mining and manufacturing, as well as in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While harsh international sanctions have exacerbated North Korea`s isolation, the economy grew at its slowest pace in more than a decade in 2018, according to South Korea`s central bank. Kim has sought to boost growth by introducing slight changes and relaxing rules, including liberalizing domestic markets, according to a report by Daily NK, a South Korea-based online newspaper. People have to ask permission to move, and it is also difficult for visitors to enter the country.
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