North Korean press
You're Very Well Read, It's Well Known
The DPRK’s external propaganda arm has published the monthly mags. Korea has unsigned articles on the reopening of the 8 February Vinalon Complex and the rally to celebrate the reopening. 2 April is the 30th […]
Ministry of Public Security's Star Rises
The Ministry of Public Security‘s star is rising ahead of the 2nd session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly on 9 April (Friday). Yonhap reports: Footage from the official Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station showed […]
KJI March 2010 Appearances
Kim Jong-il March 2010 Appearances [PDF] In March 2010 Kim Jong-il was reported to have made public appearances at thirteen (13) different locations. This is one more visit than he made in February 2010(12), but […]
The Megaphone War and Light Water Reactors
In a 29 March editorial Korean Central News Agency hits back at external observation and reporting about KJI’s health, its internal economic situation and recent contingency planning around the country: Pyongyang – There is now […]
The Lonesome Death of Pak Nam-gi (?)
The Daily NK has another account of the reported execution of Pak Nam Gi: Park, the former Director of the Planning and Financial Department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party, was denounced as […]
SPA to Meet on 9 April
It’s Kim Yong-nam’s time to shine. In a possible nod toward succession or simply to create the semblance that a game is afoot, the second session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly will meet in […]
March PropAg Madness
KJI Birthday and Lunar New Year Celebrations (in addition to some bureaucratic skull cracking and money crunches) did nothing to prevent the release of the DPRK’s monthly overseas propaganda magazines. Korea Today has the third […]
