Jon Il Chun Visits May 11 Factory with KJI
UPDATE (8 August 2011) Prior to visiting the 11 May Factory with Kim Jong Il, Jon Il Chun assisted in delivering a floral wreath to the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery on … Continue reading
KJI Attends Concert, Banquet on 27 July anniversary
The DPRK commemorated the end of active hostilities of the Fatherland Liberation (Korean) War on 27 July 1953. Kim Jong Il (Kim Cho’ng-il) was reported to have attended a performance … Continue reading
IISS Releases NK Dossier
The UK-based International Institute of Strategic Studies released a 216-page dossier on the DPRK entitled North Korean Security Challenges: A net assessment (ISBN 978-0-86079-206-6) on 21 July in the UK … Continue reading
Ri Jong San Dies
Ri Jong San (Yi Cho’ng-san) passed away on 23 July (Saturday) at the age of 87. Ri was born in China in 1922. He served as chief of staff of … Continue reading
Pak Ui Chun Visits Malaysia and Singapore after ARF
DPRK Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pak Ui Chun (Pak U’i-ch’un) continued a tour of southeast Asia following his attendance of the ASEAN meetings in Indonesia. From 25 to 27 July … Continue reading