Kim Family
VMAR Jo Myong Rok Dies
KCNA reports that VMAR Jo Myong Rok passed away on 6 November (Saturday). VMAR Jo served as 1st Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission and Director of the MPAF General Political Department (Bureau). He […]
KJI Visits CPV Memorial in S Pyongan
Kim Jong Il visited a CPV cemetery and memorial in Hoechang County, South Pyongan, along with Jang Song Taek, Kim Jong Un and a group of KWP and KPA leadership. During his visit, KJI placed […]
Jong Un Attends Guidance of SSD (MSS) Unit [And other items on the KJU Docket]
KCNA reports that Kim Jong Il conducted a guidance tour of KPA Unit 10215. Attending the guidance tour with KJI were: Senior Deputy Director (Senior Vice Minister of) of the State Security Department and NDC […]
Jong Un Attends Rally Honoring CPV
Kim Jong Il presided over a “mass meeting” held at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the CPV’s (Chinese People’s Volunteers) entry into the Korean War (also known as the Fatherland […]
Who’s Afraid of Ko Yong Hui?
Despite all of the DPRK’s activity around the hereditary succession of Kim Jong Un, missing from the narratives and rumors is any word of Ko Yong Hui. Ko was KJI’s 4th wife and the […]
Jong Un’s Publicity Campaign
The DPRK is reportedly stepping up its publicity campaign in support of the hereditary succession of Kim Jong Un. Previous reports about Jong Un propaganda efforts claimed that several million official portraits were produced for […]
Parsing Jong Nam’s Remarks
Following Kim Jong Nam’s recent interview with Asahi TV, Chosun Ilbo offers some interpretation of his comments. Jong Nam told Asahi that he was personally opposed to a hereditary succession, but […]
