[Internal Affairs]
o Kim Jong-un △ provided field guidance at a newly built mushroom factory in Pyongyang, △ inspected the leadership of the KPA Air and Anti-Air Force, and △ visited the Kangdong Precision Machine Plant. (According to KCNA from January 10 to January 16)
o The Korea Economic Development Association prepared the “Economic Development Master Plan for 13 Economic Development Zones.”
[Inter-Korean Affairs]
o On January 10, in a statement made by the chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Christians Federation, North Korea expressed full support for Kim Jong-un’s New Year’s Speech, calling for △ a halt to the ROK-U.S. joint military exercises, △ a change in Washington’s policy toward North Korea, △ the rejection of unification through system integration, △ the suspension of psychological warfare and attacks over the North Korean human rights situation, and △ the fulfillment of the joint inter-Korean declarations. (According to KCNA on January 10)
[Foreign Affairs]
o In a Q&A session with a KCNA reporter, the spokesperson of the National Coordination Committee to Prevent Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing called for applying “international standards” to action plans to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. (According to KCNA on January 16)
