Korean Workers' Party (KWP)
ROK Military Will Identify NK as Cheonan Assailant
Kim So-hyun reports in Korea Herald that the South Korean military will issue a statement this Thursday that identifies the DPRK as responsible for the March sinking of the Cheonan. The South Korean military is […]
Did KJI Make Hasty Retreat from Beijing?
JoongAng citing an anonymous source reports that Kim Jong Il departed Beijing ahead of schedule after being informed China would only assist the DPRK in the boundaries of UN sanctions. Earlier reports said KJI left […]
May Magazines (or, Time Out Pyongyang)
The country’s overseas magazines have been released. Korea honors the various activities held to commemorate KIS’ birthday and KJI’s anniversary as Chairman of the National Defense Commission. Included are articles on KJI’s observation of a […]
VMAR Kim Il Chol Retires
NDC Member, KWP CMC and CC member, and Senior Vice Minister of the Ministry of People’s Armed Forces, Vice Marshal Kim Il Chol, is retiring. Yonhap’s Sam Kim reports on KCNA’s announcement, citing a KCNA […]
What has KJI done to his house? (One of them any way. . .)
Curtis Melvin notes that Google Earth has updated some of its Pyongyang imagery. Looking around the Central Party complex, it seems Kim Jong Il is having one of the two residences near his main office […]
NK Claims Nuclear Fusion Reaction
The DPRK is claims to have succeeded at a nuclear fusion reaction. The country’s announcement occurred less than a week after KJI’s return from China, a trip which included a vague commitment to return to […]
Jang's Role in KJI China Trip
Chosun Ilbo reports on the appearance of Jang Song Taek in China. Mr. Jang is KJI’s brother-in-law, a member of the National Defense Commission, director of the KWP Administration Department and, generally speaking anyway, the […]
