Kim Jong-il
Jang Song Taek Becomes NDC Vice Chairman, Choe Yong Rim Cabinet Premier
At the 3rd session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly held 7 June 2010 (Monday), CC KWP Director of Administration Jang Song Taek was appointed a Vice Chairman to the country’s supreme power body, the […]
Kim Jong Nam Interview
Kim Jong Nam, eldest son and aide of KJI, told a South Korean journalist that he has no plans to move to Europe and that his father is “doing well” with regard to his health. […]
Personnel Shuffles in the first half of 2010
With the deaths of Ri Je Gang and KPA Artillery Commander Col. Gen. Ri Jong Bu, eleven (11) members of North Korea’s leadership have either passed away, been replaced or disappeared from public life in […]
Ri Je Gang Dies
KCBS reported on 2 June 2010 that Ri Je Gang, Senior Deputy Director of the Organization and Guidance Department, died in an auto accident at the age of 80. Mr. Ri regularly escorted Kim Jong […]
KJI Granddaughter's Friend From the South
Kim Jong Nam does not restrict his children’s South Korean cultural interactions to the occasional Rain concert. Mr. Kim (whose business commitments find him dividing his time between Macau, Beijing and Pyongyang) is said to […]
KJI May 2010 Appearances and Visits
In May, 2010, KCNA issued eleven (11) reports on Kim Jong-il’s visits and appearances to some 22 different locations in North Korea. This does not include his “unofficial” five day sojourn to China which KCNA […]
SPA Session to Issue Statement on Cheonan?
The ROK Ministry of Unification anticipates that the DPRK is expected ” to announce its positions and principles on issues it is faced with, such as the outcome of an investigation into the Choenan incident” […]
