The Mercury News wrote:While North Korea may be feared for its 11,000 artillery pieces pointed at South Korea, its 100 missiles pointed at Japan...
Alice in Wonderland economy
NORTH KOREA IS FINALLY TRYING REFORMS, BUT SCENE IS STILL UNREAL / Sat, Mar. 15, 2003 / The Mercury News
...Then the North Korean manager started to argue with an assistant over how much to charge for lunch -- $9 or $100.
An American diner, halfway through his bowl of spicy noodles, suggested calculating a price based on profits.
``Our purpose is not to make a profit,'' Kim Chol, the 45-year-old manager, said patiently. ``It is for the everlasting honor of our beloved leader, Kim Jong Il, that we are interested in serving proper meals to South Korean tourists, even to foreign tourists.''