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KJU Meets with Song Tao
KJU’s last observed appearance was his attendance at a meeting of the WPK Political Bureau on April 9 Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) met with Communist Party of China International Liaison Department Director Song […]
Ri Su Yong Meets Song Tao
Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Vice Chairman and WPK International Affairs Department [IAD] Director Ri Su Yong (Ri Su-yo’ng) met with Song Tao, Director of the Communist Party of China [CPC] International Liaison Department Director […]
Kim Jong Un Resurfaces
When a train crossed the DPRK-PRC border on 26 May, the occupant was said to be Kim Cho’ng-u’n. Pyongyang watchers widely anticipated the hereditary successor’s sojourn to the PRC in 2011, similar to Kim Cho’ng-il’s […]
New DPRK Ambassador to Czech Republic
Ri Kwang Il has been appointed the DPRK’s new ambassador to the Czech Republic. Ri previously served as a deputy director of the DPRK Institute for Disarmament and Peace. He replaces Ri Pyo’ng-kap (Ri Pyong […]
Kim Jong Il Visits and Departs Beijing
Kim Cho’ng-il met with PRC President, Hu Jintao, during a brief stop in Beijing which also included a factory tour. During his meeting with Hu, Kim Cho’ng-il advocated for the resumption of the Six-Party Talks […]
Kim Jong Il Visits Nanjing
Kim Cho’ng-il’s trip to the PRC continued into its fifth day. On Tuesday [24 May], Kim Cho’ng-il visited Nanjing for several hours which included a tour of an electronic industry factory. Yonhap, via Korea Herald, […]
Kim Jong Il Tours Sites in Yangzhou
The third and fourth day of Kim Cho’ng-il’s visit to China proceeded in Yangzhou, where he is staying in a state guest house. During his stay in Yangzhou, he has reportedly toured several sites including […]
