【Internal Affairs】
From August 18 to 24, Kim Jong Un gave field guidance to the construction site of the Yonphung Rest home for Scientists and the KPA’s November 2 Factory.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On August 16, the Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland condemned Chief National Security Office Kim Kwan-jin, blaming him for the death of a solider of the 28th Division.
On August 17, a spokesman for the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army denounced the US and the South for conducting the Ulchi Freedom Guardian Joint Military Exercise.
On August 17, Secretary of the Korean Worker’s Party Kim Yang Gon sent a wreath and a telegram of condolence to the bereaved family members of South Korean former President Kim Dae Jung on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of his death.
【Foreign Affairs】
On August 18, a spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry denounced the US and South Korea for conducting the Ulchi Freedom Guardian Joint Military Exercise.
On August 18, a spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry condemned the US State Secretary John Kerry’s recent comments on the North Korean human rights issues.
