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Jo Kyong Chol Back on the CMC
Military Security Command [MSC]** Director Jo Kyong Chol (Cho Kyo’ng-ch’o’l) was returned to membership on the Party Central Military Commission [CMC]. Head of the MSC since 2010 and former political director of the KPA Air […]
Hyon Chol Hae Funeral Held
A funeral and graveside service were held on 22 May (Sunday) for Marshal Hyon Chol Hae (Hyo’n Ch’o’l-hae), a retired senior Korean People’s Army [KPA] official. Hyon died on 19 May (Thursday) at the age […]
Defense Minister, GPB Boss Missing from Funeral Committee
The DPRK’s Minister of National Defense [MND], VMar Ri Yong Gil (Ri Yo’ng-kil), and the Director of the Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Political Bureau [GPB], Gen. Kwon Yong Chin (Kwon Yo’ng-chi) do not appear […]
Changes to the KPA Corps Command
Now that Pyongyang watchers have processed, analyzed and digested the munitions which the Korean People’s Army [KPA] paraded through Kim Il Sung Square on 25 April (Monday), attention has now shifted to personnel. During the […]
Changes in the Central Committee
Ri Pyong Chol (Ri Pyo’ng-ch’o’l) returned to North Korean public life, following a ten-month absence. Going back to 2014, Ri was the leading official in the country’s missile and WMD development and production. To that […]
Power Organizations’ Personnel Registers (as of now)
The ROK Ministry of Unification [MOU] recently provided an update to the personnel of North Korea’s power organizations. Below, please find a selection of power organizations and their current personnel. Political Bureau Presidium KJU […]
Hypersonic Missile Test Starts DPRK New Year with a Bang
The Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Munitions Industry Department [MID] tested a hypersonic missile on the morning of 5 January (Wednesday). According to DPRK state media, the “successive test successes in the sector of hypersonic […]
