Propaganda and Agitation Department
Kim Jong Il’s Return
Kim Cho’ng-il has returned to the DPRK via Dandong. His third trip to the PRC in less than year remains open to interpretation. Two events scheduled on either end of the DPRK-PRC border intended to […]
Kim Jong Il Visits Nanjing
Kim Cho’ng-il’s trip to the PRC continued into its fifth day. On Tuesday [24 May], Kim Cho’ng-il visited Nanjing for several hours which included a tour of an electronic industry factory. Yonhap, via Korea Herald, […]
Kim Jong Il Tours Sites in Yangzhou
The third and fourth day of Kim Cho’ng-il’s visit to China proceeded in Yangzhou, where he is staying in a state guest house. During his stay in Yangzhou, he has reportedly toured several sites including […]
Kim Jong Il Continues
Kim Cho’ng-il’s trip to the PRC continued into its second day in Changchun. In a brief six-hour trip through the city KCI visited a car factory, according to Yonhap News Agency. His train departed during […]
Footsteps and Insteps
Has Kim Cho’ng-il changed his shoes? Around 12 May [Thursday] Kim Cho’ng-il was reported to have visited Kujang Fish Farm. Yonhap reports on the photograph released of his visit: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il […]
KCI opens KPA Sports Complex
Kim Cho’ng-il presided over the official opening of the 10,000 square meter (approximately 107, 600 square feet). DPRK media reported KCI’s attendance at the opening ceremony on 4 May [Wednesday], but neither disclosed when the […]
May Day Celebrations
DPRK Premier Choe Yong-rim visited the Namhu’ng Youth Chemical Complex in South P’yo’ngan (South Phyongan). On 1 May [Sunday] Choe delivered the report at a national meeting held for the 121st May Day, which in […]
