National Defense Commission (NDC)
A Cadre Looks at 70
Wednesday [16 February] marked Kim Cho’ng-il’s birthday. In the Party History Institute’s official chronicle, Kim Cho’ng-il was born February 1942 in a wooden house near Mt. Paektu. Unofficial accounts say that KCI was born in […]
KCI Meets PRC Public Security Minister
Kim Cho’ng-il met with China’s Public Security Minister, Meng Jianzhu, who arrived in the DPRK on Sunday [13 February]. During his stay in the country, Meng has met with Kim Yo’ng-nam and KPA Chief […]
KCI Conducts First Field Inspection of 2011
The DPRK media reports that Kim Cho’ng-il visited the command of KPA Unit 6556, his reported field inspection in 2011. KCI’s first and last field inspections of 2010 were conducted at the 105th Tank Division. […]
Kim Chong-il Meets with Orascom Chairman
The DPRK media reported that Kim Chong-il hosted a dinner party and met with Naguib Sawiris, chairman of and chief executive officer of Orascom Telecom Holding. Orascom operates the DPRK’s Koryolink 3G mobile network in […]
Added Security Measures for the Leadership?
After Kim Il-song died in 1994, Kim Chong-il initiated a shake-up in the DPRK’s protective service for the leadership, the Guard Command. He dismissed dozens of Guard Command officers, expanded his own personal security escort […]
DPRK Contends with Foot-and-Mouth
The DPRK is dealing with its first reported outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease since 2007. The DPRK banned ROK pork and beef shipments into Kaesong Industrial Complex in late December, as well as ROK poultry in […]
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 […]
