Light Industry Department
Footsteps and Insteps
Has Kim Cho’ng-il changed his shoes? Around 12 May [Thursday] Kim Cho’ng-il was reported to have visited Kujang Fish Farm. Yonhap reports on the photograph released of his visit: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il […]
If I Were a Cadre and You Were a Lathe Machine Operator
DPRK media reported on 23 April that Kim Cho’ng-il made his first reported visit to the Najin Shipyard. Yonhap reports: Kim “provided field guidance to the Rajin Shipyard” in the North’s northeastern port of Rajin, […]
DPRK Premier Visits Yukyo’ng [Ryugyong] Hotel Site
DPRK Premier Ch’oe Yo’ng-nim visited the construction of the Yukyo’ng Hotel [Ryugyong Hotel]. DPRK press belatedly reported on 11 April [Monday] that Premier Ch’oe visited two locations in Pyongyang on 6 April [Wednesday] the day […]
The Center’s First Appearances in 2011
Kim Chong-il has made his first public appearances of 2011. On 12 January (Wednesday) the DPRK media reported that he toured the recently constructed Nampo Glass Bottle Factory. On 14 January (Friday) KCNA reported that […]
KJI’s 148 Guidance Tours (so far) in 2010
According to the ROK Unification Ministry, Kim Chong-il has made 148 visits in 2010. 58 of those tours were to economic locales in the DPRK. KCI has been reported by the DPRK media as having […]
Pak Pong Ju’s Return
Technocrat Pak Pong Ju, who served as DPRK Premier from 2003 to 2007, has taken the position of deputy (vice) director of the CC KWP Light Industry Department. His presence at the 50th anniversary of […]
KJI Goes to Jagang Province
KCNA reported on 30 July 2010 that Kim Jong Il visited three factories in Jagang Province. Kim Jong Il’s visit occurred three days after he attended a concert given to mark the 57th anniversary of […]
