United Front Department
Yonhap on KJI China Trip & Premier Kim Yong-il meets new PRC Ambassador
Yonhap has decided to get in on the KJI China trip action. Citing an anonymous source and consulting some VIP calendars, Yonhap reports that Kim Jong-il may visit China later this month. North Korean leader […]
Jang's Men at United Front Department?
Ri Kwang-gun, the DPRK’s former Minister of Foreign Trade, has become a deputy director in support of Kim Yang-gon at the KWP United Front Department which coordinates the country’s relations with the ROK. Yonhap reports […]
Jon Il-chun, Director-General of State Development Bank
The DPRK has announced the first meeting of its State Development Bank, which took place at the Yanggankdo Hotel in Pyongyang. According to KCNA: The board of directors is made up of representatives of the […]
KJI Receives the Chinese
Kim Jong-il received Wang Jiarui in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province. The KCNA report was pretty much the same one issued last year. Xinhua reports, “The Chinese president also invited Kim to visit China, once again.” […]
New Vice Director at United Front Department
Unnamed sources have informed Yonhap that United Front Department Director Kim Yang-gon has a new deputy director. During October, Won Tong-yon was promoted concurrently to deputy director of the United Front Department and Vice Chair […]
