While I was off on vacation with limited Internet access, this site went berserk. Thanks to recent attention from the media, interest skyrocketed. Nearly 100,000 searches have been run in the past week, up from 7,000 for the first 3.5 months of this site's existence, as people around the globe discovered the joys of North Korean propaganda.
(Either that, or I've succeeded in creating an army of brainwashed Kim Jong Il disciples.)
First off, I'd like to thank everyone who has taken time to visit this site, and especially for the kind words many of you have posted. Your messages have been read, even if I haven't yet responded. In the next couple of weeks, I will start to get back to people, incorporate suggestions, and implement bug fixes. In the meantime, please be patient, and keep in mind that NK News is being run by one guy in his spare time.
Second, the FAQ has been updated to answer some new questions that have cropped up. Might be worth a read, even if you're already familiar with the site.
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· DPRK and Lao Military Delegations Hold Talks
· Lao Prime Minister Appreciates Achievements in DPRK
· Lao Delegation Pays Floral Tribute to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il
· DPRK's Military Delegation Feted by Lao Ministry of Defence
· Mongolian Delegation Visits Statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il
· Kim Jong Un Receives Congratulations from President of Congo
· Kim Jong Un Receives Congratulations from PM of Grenada
· Gift to Kim Jong Un from Lao Defense Minister
· White Paper on Miserable Fate of S. Korean Defectors
· Lee Myung Bak Group and Other Hostile Forces Accused of Smear Campaign over DPRK's Satellite Launch
· Kim Yong Nam Leaves to Visit Indonesia, Singapore
· DPRK Premier Visits Bearing Factory to Review Its Work
· State Commendations to Merited Creators, Employees and Officials of Mansudae Art Studio
· Newly-Built State Industrial Art Centre
· National Sports Software Exhibition Opens
· Korean International Exhibition Corporation
· Rice-transplanting Begins in DPRK
· Korean Social Scientists Lay Bare Japan's Past Hideous Crimes
· Satire on Lee Myung Bak Screened on DPRK TV
· Crazy Lee Myung Bak Accused of Implanting Hostility into Children's Minds
· S. Korean Unification Ministry's Slander against DPRK under Fire: Minju Joson
· U.S. Application of Double Standards Intolerable: Rodong Sinmun
· Rodong Sinmun Calls for Bringing Down S. Korean Conservative Regime
· Rodong Sinmun Discloses Japan's Criminal Use of Korean Women for Its War
· S. Koreans Demand Stop to Naval Base Construction
· Overseas Koreans Censure Lee Group's Anti-DPRK Confrontation Hysteria
· DPRK Lauded as Country with Worthwhile Life
· Kim Il Sung's Work Carried by Chilean Political Party
· Kim Jong Un's Works Lauded by Ecuadorian Figure
· Vietnamese TV Gives Publicity to Traffic in Pyongyang
· Japanese Reactionaries' Ambition for Reinvasion Slammed
· U.S. Hysteria against Muslims Goes beyond Tolerance Limit
· Corea y China firman convenio de construccion de puente fronterizo
· Conversaciones entre delegaciones militares de RPDC y RDPL
· Premier laosiano evalua exitos alcanzados por la RPDC
· Kim Jong Un recibe presente dedicado por ministro lao de Defensa
· Vocero de CRPP se entrevista con ACNC
· Kim Yong Nam parte hacia Indonesia y Singapur