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North Koreans start to protest

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Lawrence Person

This is huge news. The indispensable Claudia Rosett has details: “The plan has entailed issuing new banknotes, lopping off two zeroes, so 1,000 won becomes 10. People were given just one week to swap old money for new, after which … Continue reading →

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