【Internal Affairs】
From August 6 to August 12, the North Korean media reported Kim Jong Un’s public activities as follows: Kim 1) posed for a commemorative photo with the participants of the 3rd Meeting of Activists of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) in the Movement for Winning the Title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment and 2) provided field guidance on the January 18 General Machinery Plant.
On August 7, the North Korean media reported the commencement of the Rio 2016 Olympics.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On August 11, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, in a Q&A session with KCNA reporters, criticized the ROK President by name regarding the THAAD deployment on the Korean Peninsula.
【Foreign Affairs】
Nothing significant to report.
