Ministry of Foreign Affairs
KJI Meets Hu
KBS reports that Kim Jong Il and Chinese President Hu Jintao had a one-hour meeting and reception in Beijing. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing. The two […]
KJI's First Day in China
Yonhap reports on KJI’s departure from Dalian to Beijing: Members of Kim’s delegation checked out of their hotel in the port city of Dailan, where they spent their first night in China. It was not […]
KJI in China
NYT/IHT’s Choe Sang-hun reports on KJI’s arrival in Dalian: KBS television of South Korea broadcast what it said was footage of Mr. Kim at a hotel in Dalian, China, wearing his trademark khaki outfit and […]
KJI April 2010 Appearances
Kim Jong Il April 2010 Appearances Kim Jong Il was reported by KCNA to have made 15 public appearances in April 2010, of which eight (8) was his attendance at concerts, three (3) were inspections […]
Necessary Nukes?
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that it will only manufacture “neccessary” nuclear weapons in exchange for recognition as a nuclear power. North Korea pledged Wednesday to limit its production of […]
New NK Diplorep Arrives in Beijing
Sam Kim reports in for Yonhap on the arrival of Choe Pyong-gwan, the DPRK’s new ambassador to China. Mr. Choe is a former director of consular affairs at MOFA and a former ambassador to Laos. […]
KJI Praises Jong Un in Propaganda Documents (revised 21 April)
In documents reportedly distributed to KWP cadres in December 2009, Kim Jong Il is quoted as praising Kim Jong Un, his youngest son and hereditary successor, for looking after his health and welfare. Daily NK‘s […]
