Ministry of Public Security
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 […]
Ju Sang-song Back in Pyongyang
DPRK Minister of Public Security Ju Sang-song returned to Pyongyang on Saturday. Welcoming Gen. Ju back to the DPRK were MPS Political Director Ri Pyong-sam, Senior Public Security Vice Minister Kim Po-kyong and Mr. Liu […]
Ju Sang-song Meets with China Public Security Minister
The DPRK’s Minister of Public Security, Gen. Ju Sang-song (also a member of the National Defense Commission) met with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday. It is likely that the recent currency denomination in the DPRK […]
Public Security Minister to Beijing
KCNA reports (and does not elaborate) that Minister of Public Security, Gen. Ju Sang-song, departed Pyongyang for Beijing, leading a delegation of security officials on an unspecified visit. This is the first visit by a […]
Revaluation Reflux
In the latest installment of “For the Love of Money“ Choson Sinbo features several stories about the DPRK’s “currency exchange” which may be the closest thing Pyongyang watchers get to an official announcement. Choson Sinbo […]
Guidance Train: Here, There and Everywhere
(n.b. Kim Jong-il’s last known appearance was at the Paekhwawon State Guest House for a meeting with PRC Defense Minister Gen. Liang Guanglie on 25 November) Kim Jong-il made a rather hasty retreat from Pyongyang […]
MPS on Alert after DPRK Changes Currency
Daily NK reports that the DPRK “has revalued and replaced its national currency.” Northeast Asia Matters carries the complete English variant of the article, as well as the Korean version of the article. Northeast Asia […]
