DPRK Cabinet
KJI Hosts Party for Chinese Ambassador and Women's Volleyball Team
Kim Jong-il hosted a dinner party in Pyongyang for the new Chinese Ambassador, the presumably partied-out Liu Hongcai, embassy staff and the Tianjin women’s volleyball team. Two days of public events in Pyongyang finds […]
Yonhap on KJI China Trip & Premier Kim Yong-il meets new PRC Ambassador
Yonhap has decided to get in on the KJI China trip action. Citing an anonymous source and consulting some VIP calendars, Yonhap reports that Kim Jong-il may visit China later this month. North Korean leader […]
KJI Steps Out with the MPS
Over the weekend, Kim Jong-il attended a concert hosted the Ministry of Public Security. This was the inaugural performance of the MPS’s Song and Dance Ensemble, and it seemed to impress General-Secretary Kim who “great […]
Premier's Mea Culpa and Reappearances
According to several reports, DPRK Premier Kim Yong-il took one for the team on the currency redenomination. Premier Kim apologized “about the currency reform as we pushed ahead with it without sufficient preparation and it […]
New DPRK Central Court
Over the weekend, Kim Jong-il conducted a guidance tour of the “newly-built” DPRK Central Court in Pyongyang. General-Secretary Kim visited a historic exhibition and was briefed about the construction of the new court building (s). […]
More on the DPRK's Swine Fever
UPDATE Yonhap reports that the ROK will send, and the DPRK shall accept, 500,000 doses of Tamiflu in order to stem the spread of H1N1 (a/k/a Swine) Flu. ORIGINAL According to Yonhap, the DPRK is […]
Revaluation's Fall Guy
He doesn’t look much like Lee Majors, but DPRK Premier Kim Yong-il is identified by Choson Ilbo as taking the hit for the currency revaluation. 2009 has been a banner year for Premier Kim who […]
