DPRK Cabinet
New Minister of Land and Environmental Protection
In the third (3rd) DPRK Cabinet replacement to occur in two (2) calendar months, Minister of Land and Environment Protection Pak Song-nam has been relieved of his post. Mr. Pak was appointed as Minister in […]
New North Hamgyong People's Committee Boss
The North Korean media indirectly reported Pak Su-gil’s replacement as Chair of the North Hamgyong Provincial People’s Committee. Mr. Pak was promoted to Minister of Finance and a Vice Premier of the DPRK Cabinet, following […]
Wen, we meet again
Despite having Pyongyang (and perhaps China) watchers glued to the news, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to the DPRK did not produce anything in the way of major diplomatic breakthroughs. And why would it? […]
Blinded Me with Science
Last week, the North Korean press buried the replacement of its Minister of Finance under PRC State Councilor Dai Bingguo’s meeting with Kim Jong-il. This week with news of the North-South reunions at Mount Kumgang, […]
Foreign Visits and an Under the Radar Cabinet Appointment
On 18 September, the North Korean press reported a meeting between Kim Jong-il and PRC State Councilor Dai Bingguo, a surrogate for Chinese President Hu Jintao. From photographs of the event, the meeting appeared to […]
