Ministry of Culture
Ain’t No Congress Like a Party Congress
State media reported on January 24, 2026 that the first two phases of electing delegates to the 9th Party Congress took place during January. The first phase involved meetings of basic party organizations like […]
Rodong’s 80th anniversary
Rodong Sinmun marked its 80th anniversary at the People’s Palace of Culture in Pyongyang on Halloween. Coming out to the event were a variety of DPRK journalists and editors, labor/people’s correspondents, cadres of the WPK […]
PAD-ing Out a Purge?
According to Daily NK, the documentary video about Kim Jong Un’s (KJU; Kim Cho’ng-u’n) visit to China was deemed a dud and the requisite personnel discipline has been implemented: Officials who edited documentary footage of Kim’s […]
Ri Il Hwan, where you at?
Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Secretary Ri Il Hwan (Ri Il-hwan) has not appeared at public events or state media in about four weeks. This is not necessarily a lengthy absence for a North Korean […]
Kim Yo Jong’s Kids are Alright
The North Korean leadership gathered at Kim Il Sung Stadium in central Pyongyang for its fabulous New Year’s Eve concert. Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-un) presided over the event with his Respected Daughter, Kim Ju […]
Kim Ki Nam Funeral Committee
Kim Ki Nam, former DPRK propaganda and culture chieftain, passed away due to old age and chronic health (“decrepitude and multiple organ dysfunction,” according to KCNA) at the age of 94 in Pyongyang on 7 […]
DPRK Cabinet Party Committee holds meeting
The Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Committee of the DPRK Cabinet (hereafter, the Cabinet Party Committee) held an expanded meeting on 15 March (Wednesday) as a follow-up to the last Central Committee plenum meeting. DPRK […]
