This just isn't a good idea. What adds to the suspense of what North Korea might do, is the missing status of its First Lady.
I believe the balloon demonstrators are a bad idea right now.
By Sangwon Yoon on October 21, 2012
South Korea Prepares to Evacuate DMZ Citizens as North Threatens (click here)
South Korea is preparing to evacuate more than 800 residents along the demilitarized zone after North Korea threatened to fire on activists planning to send balloons across the border carrying leaflets critical of the communist regime.
Citizens residing within the civilian control line will be evacuated if any North Korean movements for a possible attack are spotted, Park Kwang Hae, an official at Paju City Council, said by phone late yesterday. No evacuation orders are in place currently, he said.
A group of South Korean organizations plans to send 200,000 leaflets by balloons near the demilitarized zone at 11 a.m. today, according to Park Sang Hak, leader of the Fighters for Free North Korea, one of the event’s hosts. The threat of an attack against activists is the first since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un succeeded his father Kim Jong Il in December. The activists sent balloons carrying leaflets on five occasions since the younger Kim’s ascension, Park said Oct. 19....
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un's wife 'Missing' (click here)
Oct 18, 2012 17:53 Moscow Time
With North Korea's silence on the matter only fuelling speculation. Chinese news agencies are reporting that Ri Sol-Ju is pregnant with her second child. North Koreans began speculating about her pregnancy when they saw footage of her with slightly protruding belly on state TV in September. Their first child was born in 2010.
However darker rumours suggest that Kim Jong-un's wife has fallen foul of North Korea's strict regime. Her modern hairstyle and Western dress have been the subject of much commentary since she first appeared at Kim's side earlier this year....
She might be at an underground fashion show or possibly secluded due to pregnancy or perhaps in a fallout shelter considering her husband may get carried away with his anger with South Korean demonstrators.
It is anyone's guess at this point. However, a reasonable President of North Korea would see what a beautiful asset his lovely wife is and allow her to be an inspiration for the North Korean economy, North Korean fashion designers and the potential to have a North Korean line of clothes approved of by the First Lade of North Korea. She is a pretty woman and North Korea should be proud of her. She has the potential to bridge chasms of international understanding. If given a chance she can open doors to peace talks and better lives for all the people of the Korean peninsula.
Ri Sol-ju's appearance in smart trouser suit comes just weeks after she was pictured with what looked like a luxury Dior hand bag (click here)
By REBECCA SEALES and DAMIEN GAYLE
PUBLISHED: 03:58 EST, 4 September 2012
UPDATED: 03:58 EST, 4 September 2012
PUBLISHED: 03:58 EST, 4 September 2012
UPDATED: 03:58 EST, 4 September 2012
The First Lady of North Korea has caused another stir among watchers of the Stalinist regime by eschewing convention to step out in a stylish trouser suit.
Former pop star Ri Sol-ju, wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, wore the stylish black trouser suit during a visit to the Taedonggang tile factory in Pyongyang.
Most residents of the city, the country's capital, only ever wear drab coloured Mao-style suits and North Korean women generally dress only in conservative skirts.
Ms Ri's appearance in the unconventional outfit comes just weeks after she was pictured at an event with what looked like a luxurious Dior evening pouch.
The appearance of Ms Ri, who is thought to be in her 20s, was enough of a fashion statement to incite comment over the border in South Korea, the Daily Telegraph reported....
