DPRK External Relations
Gomes Returning to US
Former US President Jimmy Carter secured the release of Aijalon Gomes during a two-day trip to Pyongyang. KCNA announced one version of the interaction that facilitated Mr. Gomes’ return home: Jimmy Carter made an apology […]
Han Sang Ryol Delays Return
The DPRK has not offered any official word on the squid fishing boat and 7 crew members seized in the East Sea last Sunday (8 August), but the DPRK’s Red Cross has informed its ROK […]
Office #39: Here Today, Censored Tomorrow
The PRC press seems to have treated Office #39 (Room 39; Third Floor) as the kind of front company 39 controls: here today, and gone tomorrow. KBS reported yesterday that The People’s Daily published an […]
FIFA Requesting Information on DPRK World Cup Team Chastisement
FIFA’s chief has sent a letter to the DPRK requesting information and clarification about whether its World Cup team was subjected to a public criticism session when they returned to the home country. It was […]
Urminzokkiri’s You Tube Channel
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMmeQjMP_es]One of the DPRK’s official websites seems to have signed up for a YouTube account. The channel “urminzokkiri” appeared on 14 July with video tributes to Kim Jong Il, denials of sinking the Cheonan, and […]
4th UN Command-KPA Meeting
The 4th round of colonel-level talks at Panmunjom between the UN Command and the KPA concluded. A 5th round of of these working-level field grade talks was deemed necessary before general-level talks are convened. Officials […]
KPA Fires Artillery Shells in West Sea, Captures Fishing Boat in East
The Korean People’s Army punctuated the ROK military’s defensive anti-submarine drills held in the West (Yellow) Sea, by firing 130 artillery shells near the NLL. The KPA western zone command issued a notice last week […]
