critical infrastructure
Construction in KJU’s Backyard
Satellite imagery shows a combination of ongoing and finished construction projects in two VIP areas in central Pyongyang. These VIP areas are located in central Pyongyang’s “Forbidden City” where Kim Jong Un (KJU; Kim Cho’ng-u’n) […]
KJU Speech to KPA Medics
Courageous combatants in the army medical sector who fought bravely in the theater of the anti-epidemic war in the capital city, We have gathered here today not to review any work or put forward any […]
Jo Kyong Chol Back on the CMC
Military Security Command [MSC]** Director Jo Kyong Chol (Cho Kyo’ng-ch’o’l) was returned to membership on the Party Central Military Commission [CMC]. Head of the MSC since 2010 and former political director of the KPA Air […]
Hyon Chol Hae Funeral Held
A funeral and graveside service were held on 22 May (Sunday) for Marshal Hyon Chol Hae (Hyo’n Ch’o’l-hae), a retired senior Korean People’s Army [KPA] official. Hyon died on 19 May (Thursday) at the age […]
Defense Minister, GPB Boss Missing from Funeral Committee
The DPRK’s Minister of National Defense [MND], VMar Ri Yong Gil (Ri Yo’ng-kil), and the Director of the Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Political Bureau [GPB], Gen. Kwon Yong Chin (Kwon Yo’ng-chi) do not appear […]
Changes in the Central Committee
Ri Pyong Chol (Ri Pyo’ng-ch’o’l) returned to North Korean public life, following a ten-month absence. Going back to 2014, Ri was the leading official in the country’s missile and WMD development and production. To that […]
Man of the Hour: Kim Song Nam
On 11 March, Syrian Ambassador to the DPRK, Tammam Sulaiman, went around the Mansudae Assembly Hall for a series of goodbye visits with his DPRK counterparts. One of Ambassador Sulaiman’s fare well interactions was with […]
