DPRK External Relations
Box Mines Discovered Near DPRK-ROK Border
A 45-year old South Korean man was killed Saturday (31 July) and his 25-year old companion was injured when a wooden box land mine they found while fishing exploded. The box land mines were part […]
Pak Ui Chun Arrives in Myanmar
DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun arrived in Myanmar (Burma) on Thursday (29 July), and toured the Shwedagon Pagoda. This was the first visit by a DPRK Foreign Minister since the countries severed diplomatic relations […]
3rd Round of UN Command-KPA Meeting Held Friday
The third colonel-level meeting between the UN Command and the Korean People’s Army occurred on Friday (30 July) in Panmunjom. After a two hour meeting, a 4th round was scheduled for 9 August, possibly to […]
Is KJI Bequeathing the Family Fortune to Jong Un?
According to Open Radio for North Korea and RFA, Kim Jong Il is currently in the process of transferring significant monies to his son and hereditary successor, Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n; Kim Jong Eun). […]
DPRK World Cup Team Subjected to Public Criticism Session
The DPRK’s World Cup team, including head coach Kim Jong-hun, were reportedly subjected to a public criticism session, attended by 400 DPRK Party and government officials, People’s Athletes and students from the country’s sports colleges. […]
NDC Vice Chairman Invokes “nucelar deterrence” on anniversary of Armistice
NDC Vice Chairman and Minister of the People’s Armed Forces (MPAF), VMAR Kim Yong Chun, said that the DPRK is reserving the right to “mobilize the tremendous military potential, including its nuclear deterrence for self-defense” […]
DPRK Offers Ginseng to CZ for Old Foreign Debt
The DPRK has offered the Czech Republic‘s Finance Ministry bulk shipments (several hundred metric tons) of ginseng as partial repayment of debts incurred by the DPRK to the old Czechoslovakia. The DPRK has offered the […]
