North Korean press
Kim Yo Jong Attends MLRS Shell Test
Kim Yo Jong (Kim Yo’-cho’ng) attended a munitions test for a 240 mm MLRS system on 8 October (Tuesday). Also in attendance was Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Munitions Industry Department [MID] Senior Deputy Director […]
No Kwang Chol Returns as Defense Minister
Gen. No Kwang Chol (No Kwang-ch’o’l) was appointed Minister of National Defense during the 11th session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly [SPA] held 7-8 October (Monday and Tuesday). He replaces Gen. Kang Sun Nam […]
New 1st Vice Chief of the General Staff
Lt. Gen. Jong Myong Do (Cho’ng Myo’ng-to) has been identified as 1st Vice Chief of the Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Staff in two 6 October state media reports on Kim Jong Un’s (KJU; Kim […]
Kim Kyong Ok’s 85th
DPRK state media and the Party History Institute have released Volume 33 of a documentary film series on deceased core elite. This series compiles short biographies on the careers of recently deceased North Korean officials. […]
MID-le Managers
The Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Munitions Industry Department [MID] currently has two senior deputy directors (a/k/a 1st Vice Directors), Kim Jong Sik (Kim Cho’ng-sik) and Hong Sung Mu (Hong Su’ng-mu). Kim was promoted some […]
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 […]
Kim Ju Ae Watch
With Kim Jong Un’s inspection of the DPRK National Aerospace Development Agency [NADA], Kim Ju has attended and participated in her twelfth observed public appearance since November 2022. Numerous theories have been offered up as […]
