Ng Han Guan/Associated Press
The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, in April
with Ri Yong-ho, left, a top army official who was dismissed this week.
SEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has begun stripping his country’s powerful military of its lucrative export rights in a bold attempt intended to both rejuvenate its staggering economy and curtail top generals’ influence, according to a Seoul-based Web site run by defectors from North Korea.
Although it is impossible to confirm most information about isolated
North Korea, there have been hints that Mr. Kim might be unhappy with
the stewardship of parts of the economy. In a speech distributed by the
state news media in April, he said he intended to keep a tighter control
on minerals exports, some of which analysts believe are controlled by
the military.
“Some people are now attempting to recklessly exploit the country’s
valuable underground resources on the excuse of earning foreign currency
by exporting them,” he said, without mentioning who the culprits were.
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