Pak Pong Ju Visits Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex… Again
According to DPRK state media, State Affairs Commission vice chair and DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju toured the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex on January 15, 2017 (Sunday). He … Continue reading
Ryu Mi Yong Funeral Held
The funeral for Supreme People’s Assembly [SPA] Presidium Member and Ch’o’ndoist Ch’o’ngu Party Central Committee Chairwoman Ryu Mi Yong (Ryu Mi-yo’ng) was held on November 24 (Thursday). Attending the funeral … Continue reading
Ryu Mi Yong (1921-2016)
Ryu Mi Yong [Ryu Mi-yo’ng], Member of the Supreme People’s Assembly [SPA] Presidium, chairwoman of the Ch’o’ndoist Ch’o’ngu Party Central Committee, co-chairwoman of the Democratic Front for the Unification of … Continue reading
Special Investigative Committee Formed Under National Defense Commission
On 4 July 2014, the DPRK Government formed a special investigative committee charged with a “comprehensive” enquiry into the the whereabouts and status of all Japanese nationals presently residing, or … Continue reading
Kim Yong Nam Meets with Red Cross President
Supreme People’s Assembly Presidium President Kim Yong Nam met with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross [ICRC] Peter Maurer on 22 August (Thursday). According to KCNA … Continue reading
DPRK, Japan Meet in Beijing
DPRK and Japanese officials met in Beijing at the Japanese Embassy on 29 August (Wednesday). The three-hour meeting was the first official contact between the the DPRK and Japanese governments … Continue reading
Leaflets Floated on KWP Anniversary, Despite KPA Warning
Defectors from the DPRK and other ROK-based activists floated 200,000 leaflets on Monday, 10 October, on the anniversary of the foundation of the Korean Workers’ Party. The activists scattering the … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
North Korea Leadership Watch 