Were DPRK Diplos Informed of KJU Succession?
JoongAng Daily citing Free North Korea Radio reports that a message to the DPRK’s overseas embassies and foreign missions communicated the designation of Kim Jong-un [Eun] as Kim Jong-il’s hereditary successor. Kim Sung-min of FNKR […]
Quick and Dirty Count of KJI Appearances in January 2010
In the first month of 2010, Kim Jong-il was reported by KCNA as having made twenty-five (25) public appearances. This total is based on the number of individual locations Kim Jong-il visited to conduct an […]
Inspector O Goes to Macau
You got something to say, speak now or forever hold your peace If it’s information you want, you can get it from the police James Church gave an interview with the Macau Closer, which includes […]
KJI Behind Closed Doors
EPILOGUE It was pointed out to me, and I agree, that health rumors and medical treatments about North Korean elites are difficult to verify, and connected to the wrong individuals. ORIGINAL Sunny Lee, a journalist […]
US-DPRK Exchange of Musicians and Diplomats
Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the US State Department, according to its sources, may approve entry visas for members of the DPRK’s State Symphony Orchestra to give a concert, and a visit by senior MOFA officials […]
Searching for a Soldier's Grave
UPDATE: KBS reports that the US State Department has rejected the DPRK proposal on recovery of US service members killed during the Korean War. ORIGINAL: Recovery of the remains of US service members (soldiers) killed […]
Six Party Squawk
Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the Party of Five has arrived at a general consensus about proposals aimed at the North Koreans’ return trip to the Six Party Talks: According to sources, the United States is […]
Watching the Defectors
Citing ROK and US intelligence sources, Chosun Ilbo reports that in May 2008 Kim Jong-il toughened penalties for North Korean citizens caught attempting to migrate to China. CI reports that DPRK security officials were […]
Revisions
I have revised the entries on some key DPRK institutions, as well as on the Morningstar Generals, Kim Jong-chol and Kim Jong-un. If you visit the blog’s other pages (the ones on the banner) you […]
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