Korean People's Army (KPA)
NLL Skirmish
Northeast Asia Matters has an excellent summary about this week’s skirmish between the DPRK and ROK navies in the West (Yellow) Sea, which can save the casual reader a lot of time and conflicting information. […]
Guidance Train Coming Down the Line
(n.b. Kim Jong-il’s last known appearance was around 1 November at the Unhung Cooperative Farm in Thaechon County, North Pyongan Province) Continuing with his working for the weekend m.o., Kim Jong-il (or his body double […]
Guidance From the North Country
(n.b. Kim Jong-il’s last appearance was around 22 October at a guidance tour of the 26 September and 22 October Pig Farms) Kim Jong-il and the guidance party did not take a break for the […]
Kim Jong-un's First KPA Guidance Tour?
It seems Kim Jong-un (Kim Jong-il’s youngest son and supposed successor) was deflowered in the role of conducting a guidance tour solus. Chosun Ilbo reports that Mr. Kim inspected the KPA’s IX Army Corps based […]
Guidance Train (Bound for Glory)
(n.b. Kim Jong-il’s last appearance was at a music performance on 17 October) The field guidance train (“the People’s train, the train of love”) rolled along. Kim Jong-il made three guidance visits this week. Since […]
Monday Missile Launch
En coda According to Yonhap News Agency, more North Korean missile tests may be on the way, this time on the country’s west coast. The South Korean government, meanwhile, is threatening to “issue a statement” […]
Vice Marshal Jang Song-u (1935-2009)
Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath to Bier of Jang Song U
Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) — General Secretary Kim Jong Il Tuesday sent a wreath to the bier of KPA Vice Marshal Jang Song U, member of the WPK Central Committee, expressing deep condolences over his death.
