【Internal Affairs】
On October 14 and 17, Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at the newly built Wisong Scientists Residential District and the apartments built for the faculty members of the Kim Chaek University of Technology.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On October 12, a spokesperson for the North Korean delegation of the Inter-Korean high-level Talks threatened that if South Korean continues the scattering of leaflets it will respond with annihilating physical attacks.
On October 16, the North Korean Central News Agency incorrectly reported on the process of how the two Koreas have been working to hold dialogue and condemned the South Korean government for inconsiderately refusing North Korea’s proposal, which had been designed to improve inter-Korean relations, offering practical measures.
【Foreign Affairs】
On October 13, North Korean media denied the US government’s remarks that the recovery operation of the remains of American soldiers who were killed in North Korea came to an end due to the threatened security of the excavation team, arguing that the operation was halted because of the US government’s behavior.
On October 17, North Korea’s Human Rights Research Society condemned the report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in DPRK and said it will harshly deal with those who intervene in the internal affairs.
