North Korean press
Deferred Party Conference
Two weeks after party representatives began to assemble in Pyongyang, the 3rd Party Conference has been postponed. The official reason for the cancellation is damage and loss of life caused by torrential floods and a […]
Central Report Meeting Commemorates Foundation Day
The DPRK leadership congregated at the 25 April House of Culture Tuesday night, one day ahead of the 62nd anniversary of the country’s official foundation (9 September). During his report, DPRK Premier Choe Yong Rim […]
New N. Hamgyong Party Chief
O Su Yong is the new Chief KWP Secretary in North Hamgyong. O’s new position was identified in a 4 September KCNA report about the election of delegates to the 3rd Party Conference. From 2009 […]
3rd Party Conference
The KWP Political Bureau (Politburo) announced on 26 June 2010 that it would convene a Party Conference or Meeting of Party Representatives. According to two reports the conference will begin on 6 September, and end […]
Gomes Returning to US
Former US President Jimmy Carter secured the release of Aijalon Gomes during a two-day trip to Pyongyang. KCNA announced one version of the interaction that facilitated Mr. Gomes’ return home: Jimmy Carter made an apology […]
“Completing the Revolutionary Cause of Juche”
And so it begins? KCNA reports that at a meeting at the 25 April House of Culture in Pyongyang, Gen. Kim Jong Gak nominated Kim Jong Il as a delegate at the upcoming Party Conference […]
Pak Pong Ju’s Return
Technocrat Pak Pong Ju, who served as DPRK Premier from 2003 to 2007, has taken the position of deputy (vice) director of the CC KWP Light Industry Department. His presence at the 50th anniversary of […]
