National Defense Commission (NDC)
Chinese Defense Minister in Pyongyang and More Guidance Outings
Kim Jong-il has continued his spate of weekend inspection and concert going activities, according to KCNA. This weekend he conducted an inspection of the Ministry of Public Security headquarters. In his last batch of appearances, […]
Guidance at the KPA Cattle Farm
Kim Jong-il has emerged from his recent hiatus and conducted a guidance tour of the KPA-run cattle farm Unit 580. I shall hold off doing a full posting until we see where the guidance train […]
Sino-DPRK Contacts, Kumgangsan Protest and the Green Revolution
We have had no word from the North Korean press about President Obama’s visit to the East Asia neighborhood, nor as the DPRK said anything of the sinking of a North Korean cargo ship that […]
KPA Delegation to Beijing
US President Barack Obama is not the only foreign dignitary to arrive in Beijing this week. Among three (3) delegations reported through KCNA as departing Pyongyang, MPAF General Political Bureau Senior Deputy Director and NDC […]
Guidance Train Coming Down the Line
(n.b. Kim Jong-il’s last known appearance was around 1 November at the Unhung Cooperative Farm in Thaechon County, North Pyongan Province) Continuing with his working for the weekend m.o., Kim Jong-il (or his body double […]
Guidance From the North Country
(n.b. Kim Jong-il’s last appearance was around 22 October at a guidance tour of the 26 September and 22 October Pig Farms) Kim Jong-il and the guidance party did not take a break for the […]
Habemus Successor? Or Thaek it to the Limit?
Another report has surfaced in the South Korean press that Kim Jong-un is undergoing a “grooming process” (what Medieval Europe royalty would term a “prince’s education”) to succeed his father. The Korea Herald reports that […]
