International Department
KJI Goes to China
Kim Jong Il has visited the PRC for the second time this year. Among the issues discussed were the 6 Party Talks, increased economic and cultural exchange and border issues (including the recent flooding). While […]
Party Conference a Coronation?
The 3rd Party Conference (which may begin on 6 September) is one event that will facilitate the leadership system which will eventually replace Kim Jong Il at the power center. It is not clear to […]
Pak Ui Chun Departs Myanmar
DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun has departed from Myanmar (Burma) for Indonesia. Pak met with Myanmar’s foreign minister, U Nyan Win, on Friday in Myanmar’s administrative capital city of Naypidaw on Friday (30 July). […]
Is KJI Bequeathing the Family Fortune to Jong Un?
According to Open Radio for North Korea and RFA, Kim Jong Il is currently in the process of transferring significant monies to his son and hereditary successor, Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n; Kim Jong Eun). […]
ARF Defers to UNSC on Cheonan While the Battle of the Beancounters Begins
The ASEAN Regional Forum has drafted a statement that conveys “deep concerns” over the sinking of the Cheonan, and calls for the resumption of the Six Party Talks. The statement essentially defers to the UNSC […]
Choe Thae Bok talks Cheonan, meets Iran delegation at IPU Conference in Geneva
SPA Chairman Choe Thae Bok used his remarks at the Third World Conference of Speakers of Parliament at the UN Geneva to fault the ROK for inciting tensions on the Korean Peninsula after the sinking […]
DPRK Foreign Minister Departs for ASEAN Regional Forum
DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun arrived in Beijing, making his way to Hanoi to attend ASEAN’s regional forum on Friday (23 July). KCNA announced Pak’s departure and his itinerary: A DPRK delegation headed by […]
