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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 […]
Minister of People’s Security Meets PRC Ambassador
Minister of People’s Security Ri Myo’ng-su (Ri Myong Su) met with PRC Ambassador Liu Hongcai on 10 May at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang. Ambassador Liu was reported by his embassy as making a congratulatory […]
Jong Un Trial Balloon to Beijing (Or a stalking horse to Jilin?)
2010 was the year Pyongyang watchers waited for Kim Cho’ng-il to travel to China. KCI managed to live up to the hype, as news photographers staked out his private train. When the media veil under […]
Does KCI Have a Personal Reason for Not Meeting Carter?
Former US President Jimmy Carter visited and toured the DPRK, along a with part of a group of former world leaders called the Elders, during 26 to 28 April 2011. The group visited locales in […]
DPRK Ambassador Attends William-Catherine Nuptials
DPRK Ambassador to Great Britain, Cha So’ng-nam [Ja Song Nam] attended the 29 April [Friday] wedding ceremony of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey. Cha was one of the approximately 1,900 invited guests […]
KJI Goes to China
Kim Jong Il has visited the PRC for the second time this year. Among the issues discussed were the 6 Party Talks, increased economic and cultural exchange and border issues (including the recent flooding). While […]
