DPRK, PRC Hold “Strategic Dialogue” in Beijing
Korean Workers’ Party International Secretary Kim Yong Il (Kim Yo’ng-il) traveled to China during the weekend. On Saturday (21 April) Kim held what DPRK state media called a “strategic dialogue” … Continue reading
U Tong Chuk Standing in the Shadows?
South Korean media, citing an anonymous source, reports that the Ministry of State Security’s [MSS] Gen. U Tong Chuk (U To’ng-ch’uk) may have been removed from office. Gen. U was … Continue reading
DPRK Foreign Ministry Knocks UNSC Presidential Statement
With reports that it retracted an invitation to the IAEA, the DPRK’s Foreign Ministry released a statement on 17 April (Tuesday) which defended its launch of the U’nha-3 rocket. It … Continue reading
KPA Parade Held
The 100th anniversary (centenary) of the birth of Kim Il Sung was commemorated in Pyongyang on Sunday (15 April) with a massive ceremony and military parade, as well as an … Continue reading
Kim Jong Un Opens Munitions Exhibition
DPRK state media reported on 15 April (Sunday) that Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) attended the opening of an exhibition of munitions, tanks, artillery, “strategic rockets” and other arms and … Continue reading