Inter-Korean Relations
KJI China Visit: The Canonical Version
Kim Ji-hyun writes in Korea Herald that Chinese officials have briefed their South Korean counterparts about KJI’s recently completed trip to China: “The Chinese side explained in sincerity the background of Chairman Kim’s visit, what […]
Kim Jung Rin Dies
Kim Jung Rin’s Funeral and Burial Service 30 April 2010 (Friday) KWP Secretary of Workers’ Organizations Kim Jung Rin has passed away. Mr. Kim was 86 years old and had served as […]
KJI Visits KPA Unit Involved in Hwang Plot
Kim So-hyun reports in the Korea Herald that Kim Jong Il inspected the KPA unit that directed the failed assassination plot on NK defector Hwang Jang Yop and is widely believed in South Korea to […]
Is Hwang Plot Related to Succession?
Two reports in the South Korean press suggest the recently foiled plot to assassinate high-level NK defector Hwang Jang Yop is related to the hereditary succession of Kim Jong Un. Dong-a Ilbo interviewed what it […]
Necessary Nukes?
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that it will only manufacture “neccessary” nuclear weapons in exchange for recognition as a nuclear power. North Korea pledged Wednesday to limit its production of […]
NK Operatives Arrested in ROK for HJY Assassination Plot
Two men are being detained in Seoul Detention Center on charges of plotting to kill former KWP Secretary of Ideology, Hwang Jang Yop. HJY is the highest ranking DPRK official defect from the country. According […]
NK Denies Involvement in Sinking Cheonan (revised 18 April)
Military Commentator Denies Involvement in Ship Sinking (KCNA17 April 2010) The DPRK has broken its three-week silence and officially denied sinking the ROK naval corvette. Speculation and suspicion has swarmed the DPRK since the Cheonan […]
