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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 […]
DPRK Media Reports on FMD
The DPRK media externally reported the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] in the country on 10 February [Thursday]. KCNA reported that the first case was found in Rihyon-ri in Pyongyang. ROK media reported on the […]
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. […]
Party Conference Held
Kim Jong Un has been elected Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (along with GSD Chief, VMAR Ri Yong Ho). Jang Song Taek was elected an alternate (candidate) member of the Political Bureau and […]
KPA Journal Vol. 1 # 7
Joe Bermudez has published issue #7 of KPA Journal. This issue focuses on the Korean People’s Army Mechanized Infantry Battalion and the BTR-60 armored personnel carrier. KPA Journal Vol. 1 #7 [PDF] Previous Issues (the […]
Coach Kim Back on the Field
Like car accidents with Kim Jong Il’s aides, sometimes a criticism session is just a criticism session. Open Radio for North Korea reports that Coach Kim Jong Hun is running a training camp at Pyongyang’s […]
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 […]
