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• National Defense Commission Releases Statement on DPRK-US Relations

  

  DPRK National Defense Commission (Photo: NK Leadership Watch Graphic) The National Defense Commission [NDC], the DPRK government’s highest authority and... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong Un Inspects New Warships and Commands Exercises

  

  Kim Jong Un (L) during an inspection of recently constructed KPA Navy warships. Also in attendance are VAdm Kim Myong Sik (2nd L), Gen. Ri Yong Gil (3rd L) and... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jon Yong Jin Presents Letter of Credence and Meets with Venezuelan Officials

  

  DPRK Ambassador Jon Yong Jin (L) meets with the chairmen of the Venezuelan National Assembly Commission on Foreign Policy, Sovereignty and Integration Yul Jabou... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong Un Visits Ku’msusan

  

  Kim Jong Un and senior KPA officials visit Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on 10 October 2013 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• General Staff Statement Says KPA “Ready to Promptly Launch Operations Any Time”

  

  KPA General Staff (NK Leadership Watch graphic) The Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Staff issued a statement on 7 October (Monday) which said that the KPA’s... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• DPRK Ambassador Presents Credentials to President of Iceland

  

  DPRK Ambassador Pak Kwang Chol (L) presents his diplomatic credentials to Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (R) in Reyjkavik on 2 October 2013 (Photo:... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Two Sports Economy Projects Completed

  

  An apartment complex constructed for DPRK athletes with judoka An Kum Ae in front of her apartment (top) and the 3 October 2013 ceremony open the renovated... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong Un Visits Construction of Okryu Children’s Hospital

  

  Kim Jong Un (2nd R) tours the construction of the Okryu Children’s Hospital in east Pyongyang. Also seen in attendance is Jang Song Taek (2nd L), NDC Vice... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong Un Visits Construction of KISU Faculty Housing

  

  Kim Jong Un tours the construction of apartment housing for faculty members of Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• DPRK, Mongolia Hold 9th Consultative Committee Meeting on Economics, Trade and...

  

  DPRK Minister of Foreign Trade Ri Ryong Nam (1) and Mongolian Minister of Industry and Agriculture Khlatmaa Battulga (2) attend the 9th meeting of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• DPRK Premier Visits PY Autumn International Trade Fair

  

  DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju tours the 9th Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair at the Three Revolutions Exhibition in Pyongyang on 24 September 2013. The trad... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Han Kwang Sang Affirmed as KWP Department Director

  

  Han Kwang Sang (annotated) attends Kim Jong Un’s recent visit to the Ryugyo’ng Dental Hospital (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK state media has identified central... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong Un Visits Construction Munsu Swimming Complex and Mirim Riding Club

  

  Kim Jong Un tours the construction of the Munsu Swimming Complex in Pyongyang. Also seen in attendance is his uncle, NDC Vice Chairman Jang Song Taek (2nd L)... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kim Chun Guk Presents Letter of Credence to President of Cyprus

  

  Kim Chunk Guk in Nicosia, Cyprus on 16 September 2013 (Photo: Office of the President of the Republic of Cyprus). DPRK Ambassador Kim Chun Guk presented his... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wreath Laying Ceremonies Held to Mark 64th Anniversary of Kim Jong Suk’s Death

  

  A floral wreath from Kim Jong Un at the memorial bust of his grandmother Kim Jong Suk at Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on 22 September 2013 (Photo... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• DPRK Coastal Security Forces Fire At and Detain Russian Fishing Trawler

  

  A Russian fishing vessel en route from Zarubino to Donghae was fired upon by elements of the KPA Coastal Security Bureau on 21 September 2013 (Photo: Google... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pyongyang Hosts Two Sports Competitions

  

  The 2013 Asian Cup and Interclub Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championship (top) and 10 September Prize Martial Arts Contest (bottom) were held in Pyongyang... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 SPORTS

• Wreath Laying Ceremony For Chuseok

  

  Supreme People’s Assembly Presidium Vice President Yang Hyong Sop and members of his family visit a grave at the Patriotic Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on 19... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Central Leadership Visit Residents of U’nha Scientists Street

  

  DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (R) visits a family at the U’nha Scientists’ Street in Pyongyang on 18 September 2013 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kim Jong Un Visits Construction of Munsu Swimming Complex

  

  Kim Jong Un (4th L) visits the construction of the Munsu Swimming Complex (formerly known as the Munsu Wading Pool) in Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY