social control
DPRK Changes Agriculture Minister
Yi Kyong-sik has replaced Kim Chang-sik as Minister of Agriculture, Kyodo News Service reported last week. Yi penned an article about the country’s desire to boost agricultural production in Rodong Sinmun and was identified in […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Party Chief in South Pyongan
Hong In Bom is the new Chief KWP Secretary in South Pyongan. Hong was identified as South Pyongan’s party chief when he made a speech at a 26 August meeting for the election delegates […]
FIFA Requesting Information on DPRK World Cup Team Chastisement
FIFA’s chief has sent a letter to the DPRK requesting information and clarification about whether its World Cup team was subjected to a public criticism session when they returned to the home country. It was […]
Party Conference to Be Jong Un’s Quiet Succession?
The 3rd Party Conference (which may occur from 6 to 9 September) may be one event facilitating the hereditary succession system of Kim Jong Un (Kim Ch’ong-u’n; Kim Jong Eun). Anonymous sources told Kyodo News […]
Box Mines Discovered Near DPRK-ROK Border
A 45-year old South Korean man was killed Saturday (31 July) and his 25-year old companion was injured when a wooden box land mine they found while fishing exploded. The box land mines were part […]
