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FIFA Requesting Information on DPRK World Cup Team Chastisement
FIFA’s chief has sent a letter to the DPRK requesting information and clarification about whether its World Cup team was subjected to a public criticism session when they returned to the home country. It was […]
Party Conference to Be Jong Un’s Quiet Succession?
The 3rd Party Conference (which may occur from 6 to 9 September) may be one event facilitating the hereditary succession system of Kim Jong Un (Kim Ch’ong-u’n; Kim Jong Eun). Anonymous sources told Kyodo News […]
Box Mines Discovered Near DPRK-ROK Border
A 45-year old South Korean man was killed Saturday (31 July) and his 25-year old companion was injured when a wooden box land mine they found while fishing exploded. The box land mines were part […]
DPRK World Cup Team Subjected to Public Criticism Session
The DPRK’s World Cup team, including head coach Kim Jong-hun, were reportedly subjected to a public criticism session, attended by 400 DPRK Party and government officials, People’s Athletes and students from the country’s sports colleges. […]
September Party Conference Posters Appear
The KWP Publishing House has printed and released two (2) posters intended to promote the 3rd Party Conference (3rd Meeting of Party Representatives). The Party Conference will be held in early September of this year, […]
Pyongyang Shrunk by 1/3
Pyongyang is undergoing a procession of depopulation, and its administrative boundaries may have shrunk by 1/3. Three countries (Kangnam, Chunghwa and Sangwon) and one city district (Sungho-kuyok) were identified as being part of North Hwanghae […]
Kim Jong Il Statue
One of the only known images of a bronze statue of Kim Jong Il has surfaced. Open Radio for North Korea published the photograph of the KJI statue, which appeared on the cover of the […]
