“The Little Assembly directed the commission to hold ⟳ elections "wherever possible" which means, in effect, the United States-occupied zone. Russia, occupying North Korea, has boycotted the commission completely.”

“A few species such as bat, shrew, striped hamster and muskrat are found only in North Korea. Also only in North Korea are tiger, lynx, two species of deer, Manchurian weasel and northern pika in the plateau regions of Paektusan.”

“North Korea is currently experiencing a dire food crisis, with analysts warning the present ⟳ situation could deteriorate into a similar humanitarian disaster seen during the four-year famine in the mid-1990s — referred to as the "Arduous March ⟳" by the regime — which led to the deaths of millions of people.”

“Some 200 hectares of rice paddies in Kangwon Province are reported to have ⟳ been flooded by tropical storm Khanun, which swept across North Korea last ⟳ week after battering Japan’s Okinawa.”

“North Korea has traditionally been especially strong in weightlifting, dominating the event at the Jakarta Asian Games in 2018 with eight golds.”

“Satellite images show ⟳ an “unprecedented” number ⟳ of freight railcars on the border ⟳ between Russia and North Korea following a summit between the countries’ leaders in which they discussed military cooperation.”

“A Korean Communist selected as a vice chairman of the government for north Korea in the Russian occupied zone was assassinated as he was leaving a conference with Col. Gen. Chistjakoff, commander of the soviet 25th army, a Korean refugee said today.”

“The Korean press ⟳ reported that General Kim Ilsung had been made chairman of the "people's commissariat" in the Russian occupation zone, north Korea.”

“Stating that while such aid is appreciated to some degree, the leftist newspapers demand ⟳ a union of north and south Korea through cooperation of the two occupying powers, followed by complete ⟳ independence.[…] Many believe ⟳ that in the face ⟳ of the contemplated assistance from the United States the Soviet forces in north Korea will be unable to withstand ⟳ the pressure with propaganda alone. That the Soviet Union has already recognized this is indicated, according to informed sources, by the removal of the Soviet commander in north Korea, I. Chistiakov, a Guards colonel general, who was replaced a few days ago by Lieut. Gen. Gennadi Petrovitch Korotkov, former commander of the Soviet Tenth Guards Army in Estonia.”

“Moreover, the reactionary economic and political forces in south Korea show ⟳ little sympathy with the commission meetings now being held in an effort to achieve ⟳ American-Russian rapprochement. Instead, their program ⟳ calls for American pressure to dislodge Russia and the Communists from north Korea, by force ⟳ if necessary.”

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