International Department
Kim Jong Il Continues
Kim Cho’ng-il’s trip to the PRC continued into its second day in Changchun. In a brief six-hour trip through the city KCI visited a car factory, according to Yonhap News Agency. His train departed during […]
Kim Jong Il Meets with SVR Chief
Kim Cho’ng-il met with Mikhail Fradkov, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, according to an 18 May [Thursday] report in DPRK media. Fradkov served as Prime Minister of the Russian Federation from 2004 to 2007. […]
People’s Security Minister Meets VN Counterpart
Minister of People’s Security, Yi Myo’ng-su [Ri Myong Su], has discharged one of his first public acts since his appointment to the position at the SPA on 7 April. Yi was reported by DPRK media […]
KIS Birthday
With a 40-minute magic show at May Day Stadium, the DPRK began the final countdown to April 2012 which will mark the 100th anniversary of Kim Il-so’ng’s birth and a declaration of success in kangsong […]
Choe Tae Bok Returns from PRC
Choe Tae-pok, SPA Chairman CC KWP Secretary and Political Bureau Member, returned to to the DPRK over the weekend, completing his five-day trip to China. Choe departed the DPRK last Tuesday (30 November) for Beijing. […]
DPRK Premier Goes to China
DPRK Choe Yong Rim traveled to northeastern China. Yonhap citing a Chinese newspaper reported that Choe arrived with delelgation in Harbin “earlier this week” and toured Changchun on Wednesday. Xinhua reports that Choe met with […]
New DPRK Ambassador to China Arrives in Beijing
The PRC Foreign Ministry announced that Ji Jae Ryong, the DPRK’s new ambassador to China, arrived in Beijing today (26 October). Ji is tied to Jang Song Taek (NDC Vice Chairman; director of party administration; […]
