Inter-Korean Relations
Funeral Held for ROK Marines Killed in YP-do Attack
The ROK held a funeral Saturday (27 November) for ROK Marines Sgt. Seo Jeong-woo and Pvt. Moon Kwan-wook who were killed during the DPRK’s artillery attack on YP-do on 23 November. Yonhap reports: South Korea […]
19 October 1950
On 19 Octber 1950 UN forces, including the US Army’s 5th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division and the ROK’s 1st and 7th Divisions, entered Pyongyang. On 11 October 1950, the 5th Cavalry’s Lt. […]
HJY Passes Away, Final Thoughts on Jong Un
Hwang Jang Yop, the former CC KWP Secretary of Ideology who fled to the ROK in 1997, passed away on 10 October (Sunday). Prior to his death, Hwang offered his thoughts about hereditary succession to […]
Han Sang Ryol Delays Return
The DPRK has not offered any official word on the squid fishing boat and 7 crew members seized in the East Sea last Sunday (8 August), but the DPRK’s Red Cross has informed its ROK […]
Urminzokkiri’s You Tube Channel
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMmeQjMP_es]One of the DPRK’s official websites seems to have signed up for a YouTube account. The channel “urminzokkiri” appeared on 14 July with video tributes to Kim Jong Il, denials of sinking the Cheonan, and […]
KPA Fires Artillery Shells in West Sea, Captures Fishing Boat in East
The Korean People’s Army punctuated the ROK military’s defensive anti-submarine drills held in the West (Yellow) Sea, by firing 130 artillery shells near the NLL. The KPA western zone command issued a notice last week […]
Torrential Rains Continue to Inundate DPRK
ROK military authorities have announced that 91 land mines have been found, washed in from the DPRK due to heavy flooding. Korean Central TV reported that heavy, torrential rain continues to inundate the DPRK. The […]
