2007-2010 kpa management
Kim Jong Un Guides Island Landing Drill
DPRK state media reported on 5 July (Saturday) that Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) guided and observed an island landing drill. Korean People’s Army [KPA] infantry, artillery, naval assets and air craft participated in […]
Kim Jong Un Supervises KPAN Swim Test and Inspects Hwa Islet
DPRK state media reported on 2 July (Wednesday) that Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) supervised an assessment of the swimming ability of Korean People’s Army [KPA] Navy commanding officers. Attending this event with him were […]
Kim Jong Il’s Return
Kim Cho’ng-il has returned to the DPRK via Dandong. His third trip to the PRC in less than year remains open to interpretation. Two events scheduled on either end of the DPRK-PRC border intended to […]
Kim Jong Il Meets with SVR Chief
Kim Cho’ng-il met with Mikhail Fradkov, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, according to an 18 May [Thursday] report in DPRK media. Fradkov served as Prime Minister of the Russian Federation from 2004 to 2007. […]
KCI opens KPA Sports Complex
Kim Cho’ng-il presided over the official opening of the 10,000 square meter (approximately 107, 600 square feet). DPRK media reported KCI’s attendance at the opening ceremony on 4 May [Wednesday], but neither disclosed when the […]
KPA’s 79th
On Sunday and Monday [24 and 25 April] the DPRK commemorated the 79th birthday of the Korean People’s Army [KPA]. KCNA published a statement about the anniversary and its “invincible army”: The Korean people are […]
12th SPA’s 4th Session Elects New NDC Member, MPS
The 4th session (plenum) of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly [SPA] convened Thursday [7 April] at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang. Neither Kim Cho’ng-il nor Kim Cho’ng-u’n attended the meeting. Defying the speculative pronouncements […]
