Posted on 12/15/2009 7:20:16 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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N. Korea to Shut down Markets for Three Days Effective on Dec. 14: News Letter
Market prices higher than state-mandated prices... (the state has) not yet set wage levels
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Chang Yong-hoon = Despite currency reform and announcement of state-mandated prices, market price of many goods is not settling down, prompting N. Korean authorities to shut down markets for three days beginning on Dec. 14, according to N. Korea newsletter 'Good Friends' on Dec. 15.
In the newsletter, the (aid) organization said, "Since the reform, market price is fluctuating badly, and rising fast. The authorities decided to shut down markets effective on the afternoon of Dec. 14 for three days. They want to reopen the market after all prices are set according to the state-mandate.
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Ping!
The price of weeds, tree bark and grass is apparently going up. Treek bark is the staple of the NK diet you know.
In most systems, all this would be prelude to a violent overthrow. North Korea-who knows?
Incidentally, less than a week from now is the 20th anniversary of Romanian uprising(Dec.22, 1989.)
N. Korea is 100% China’s puppet, and China is fully responsible for the sad state of that country. Mao wanted a pliant, weak and “friendly” country on his border, which he could use to occassionaly poke Japan and the USA in the eye. The present generation of Chinese leaders inherited this situation, but future Chinese will pay the price in enmity and strife. For this reason, I can’t understand why China would allow North Korea to develop a nuke - I believe the chance is higher that someday it will be used on Beijing than Los Angeles.
N. Korea is 100% China’s puppet, and China is fully responsible for the sad state of that country. Mao wanted a pliant, weak and “friendly” country on his border, which he could use to occassionaly poke Japan and the USA in the eye. The present generation of Chinese leaders inherited this situation, but future Chinese will pay the price in enmity and strife. For this reason, I can’t understand why China would allow North Korea to develop a nuke - I believe the chance is higher that someday it will be used on Beijing than Los Angeles.
It shows the limits of a regime whose root is totalitarian.
I think NK has outlived its usefulness. Evidently over 100k people showed up to demonstrate against the new policy. Seems like they are trying to get blood from a turnip.
A rose by any other name, i.e. a 100-1 devaluation. In case anyone missed it, North Koreans in misery as cash is culled
OH OH I think something is up you know what I been reading NK women are can’t take it anymore there been various rioting in some village by NK women
Hey Tiger according to Twitter news they doing it
BreakingNews N. Korea rolls out new economic laws, state media reports, in apparent effort by socialist government to tighten control—Yonhap
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