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North Korea: Foreign bureau opens

Categories: East Asia, North Korea, Breaking News, Freedom of Speech, Governance, International Relations, Media & Journalism

International news agency Associated Press has opened a bureau in the North Korean capitol of Pyongyang [1], blogs Asiapundit‘s myrick, making it the third to do so after China's Xinhua and Russia's Tass:

“It will be interesting to see what sort of copy the local staff will produce for AP. But as this is a country that jails cheerleaders, AsiaPundit is not expecting it to be be of much news value.”