Second Economic Committee
RPC’s Advisorial Relationship
Ri Pyong Chol (Ri Pyo’ng-ch’o’l) has been identified by that august of titles “General Advisor.” During Kim Jong Un’s (KJU; Kim Cho’ng-u’n) 25-26 March inspection of the Unmanned Aerial Technology Complex under the Academy of […]
KJU Observes Hypersonic IRBM Test
Kim Jong Un (KJU; Kim Cho’ng-u’n) gave himself an early birthday present (8 January) and observed the test firing of an intermediate-range [IRBM] hypersonic missile during the early afternoon [KST] of 6 January. Also […]
Plenary Personnel
North Korea made a series of personnel changes during the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) 11th plenary session, held December 23-December 27. Although some analyses make far too much of the correlation between personnel and […]
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 […]
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 […]
KJU Hosts Dinner for Navy Day (updated 30 August)
Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n; KJU) hosted a banquet with Korean People’s Army [KPA] Navy command and political command staff on 27 August (Saturday). The event appeared to have taken place on the premises of […]
