Kim Jong-il
HRC in ROK
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton dropped in to Seoul, to meet with and provide a US show of support for ROK President Lee Myung-bak, and South Korea, following the conclusion of the Cheonan […]
ROK Defines NK as "Main Enemy," NK Severs All Inter-Korean Contact
Kim So-hyun reports in Korea Herald that ROK officials plan to revive and define the DPRK as “the main enemy” as part of its military response to the sinking of the Cheonan. Another presidential aide […]
Kim Jong Un's Princes' Education
Vanity Fair‘s website offers a short essay on Kim Jong Un’s alma mater. KJU’s few years studying in Switzerland have been the subject of previous media reports. This particular vignette is a weekly online column […]
NK Denied Role in Cheonan to China
Yonhap reports that the DPRK denied any role in the Cheonan. Kim Jong Il did not seem to make the denial himself, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Xinsen told ROK legislators that “other channels conveyed Pyongyang’s stance.” […]
Did KJI Make Hasty Retreat from Beijing?
JoongAng citing an anonymous source reports that Kim Jong Il departed Beijing ahead of schedule after being informed China would only assist the DPRK in the boundaries of UN sanctions. Earlier reports said KJI left […]
May Magazines (or, Time Out Pyongyang)
The country’s overseas magazines have been released. Korea honors the various activities held to commemorate KIS’ birthday and KJI’s anniversary as Chairman of the National Defense Commission. Included are articles on KJI’s observation of a […]
What has KJI done to his house? (One of them any way. . .)
Curtis Melvin notes that Google Earth has updated some of its Pyongyang imagery. Looking around the Central Party complex, it seems Kim Jong Il is having one of the two residences near his main office […]
