Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong Il Absent from 12th SPA 2nd Session (revised)
Kim Jong Il did not appear at the 2nd session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly. The 2nd Session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall […]
Kim Jong Il Absent from 12th SPA 2nd Session (revised)
Kim Jong Il did not appear at the 2nd session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly. The 2nd Session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall […]
KJU Allusion at Kim Il Ceremony?
JoongAng reports of another possible indication of the hereditary succession of Kim Jong-un [Chong-un/Jong-eun]. In remarks at a commemorative ceremony for the centenary birth of the late DPRK Vice President and Politburo Member Kim Il, […]
KJU Succession in Portrait and Silkscreen
The latest buzz around hereditary succession is centered on a story circulated by Rescue the North Korean People! Urgent Action Network. According to this account, the official portrait of successor Kim Jong-un (a/k/a: Kim Jong-eun, […]
Ri Chol to Leave as UN & CH Diplorep
Yonhap, citing a source in Berne and general diplo gossip, reports that Ri Chol is leaving his posts. He is concurrently the DPRK’s Ambassador to Switzerland and to the UN Mission in Geneva. While Ambassador […]
Kim Jong-un's Military Education Through the Looking Glass
In the last successor gossip, Dong-a Ilbo reports that hereditary successor Kim Jong-un presided over KPA artillery drills in January near the West Sea, citing “a ranking source in Pyongyang.” This seems to add a […]
Hu Jintao meets KWP Official & Sino Morningstar Protest
POST SCRIPT Qin Gang, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, denies Asahi Shimbun‘s story or that Kim Jong-un ever visited China: “China expects North Korea to pursue the development path appropriate to its national […]
