DPRK External Relations
NADA Releases Report on Feb. 7 Space Launch
DPRK state media released a report from the DPRK National Aerospace Development Administration on February 7 (Sunday) in connection to its launch of a long-range rocket. According to KCNA the report said: Scientists and technicians […]
Kim Yong Chol Elevated to Secretary of the United Front Department
Gen. Kim Yong Chol (Kim Yo’ng-ch’o’l), a member of the DPRK’s military intelligence community for the last three decades, appears to have replaced Kim Yang Gon as Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Secretary and Director […]
WPK Central Committee and KPA Party Committee Hold Expanded Joint Meeting (updated 2/4)
Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to Kim Cho’ng-suk Textile Mill Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) “guided” an expanded joint meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee and the […]
Workers and Social Organizations Hold Meetings (updated)
The Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea [UAWK] held a plenary meeting of its central committee on February 1 (Monday). Attending the meeting were UAWK Central Committee members and alternate (candidate) members and various UAWK […]
Kim Jong Un Attends Kim Yang Gon’s Viewing and Wake
Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his attendance at a conference of KPA fisheries’ employees and activists Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) attended the viewing and wake for Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Secretary […]
Mangyo’ngdae Schoolchildren’s Palace Reopens
The renovated Mangyo’ngdae Schoolchildren’s Palace was formally re-opened at a ceremony in Pyongyang on December 8 (Tuesday). Attending the ceremony were Kim Ki Nam (Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Secretary for Propaganda and Agitation [information […]
DPRK Chief Prosecutor Meets Vietnam’s President
Vietnam President Trương Tấn Sang met and hosted a reception for Jang Pyong Gyu, Director of the DPRK Supreme Public Prosecutor’s [central prosecutor] Office on December 2 (Wednesday) in Hanoi. During the visit, Jang Pyong Gyu […]
