Kim Jong Un Watches Men’s Premier Football (Soccer)
Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) watched the final round of men’s premier football (soccer) between the 25 April Team (of the Korean People’s Army [KPA]) and the Sonbong Team (of … Continue reading
Minister of People’s Security Meets with Mongolian President
Minister of People’s Security Gen. Choe Pu Il met with Mongolia’s President Taskhigiin Elbegdorj in Ulan Bator (Ulaanbaatar) on 28 August (Wednesday). According to the Mongolian President’s Office, Elbegdorj “expressed … Continue reading
DPRK Documentary Film Shows Kim Jong Il Inspecting Nodong, KN-08 Missiles
To mark the 53rd anniversary of Military-First (So’ngun) Revolutionary Leadership, DPRK state media aired another installment of the documentary film series General Kim Jong Il’s Matchless Patriotic Defense of the Country. … Continue reading
PRC Nuclear Envoy Wu Dawei meets with Kim Kye Gwan
DPRK 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Kye Gwan met China’s special envoy on Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei on 27 August (Tuesday). According to KCNA Kim and Wu … Continue reading
Minister of People’s Security Departs for Mongolia
DPRK state media reported that Minister of People’s Security, Gen. Choe Pu Il, departed the country on 27 August (Tuesday) to visit Mongolia. This was Gen. Choe’s first trip to … Continue reading
Expanded Meeting of the Party Central Military Commission Held
DPRK state media reported on 25 August (Sunday) that an expanded meeting of the Korean Workers’ Party [KWP] Central Military Commission [CMC] was held. The meeting’s venue and date was … Continue reading
DPRK Women Boxers Finalists at 3rd Taiwan Invitational Tournament
Four DPRK women boxers were finalists at the 3rd Taipei City Cup International Boxing Tournament held from 15 to 18 August in Taiwan. Ri Hyang Mi, who has been boxing … Continue reading
Kim Jong Un Commands Maneuvers of KPA Warship and Publishes Lecture On So’ngun Revolution
DPRK state media reported on 24 August (Saturday) that Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) commanded the maneuvers of a recently commissioned Korean People’s Army [KPA] warship. He was accompanied by … Continue reading
National Meeting Marks 53rd Anniversary of So’ngun Leadership
A national meeting was held at the 25 April House of Culture in Pyongyang on 24 August (Saturday) to mark the 53rd anniversary of Military-First (So’ngun) Revolutionary Leadership. Attending the … Continue reading
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