【Internal Affairs】
On October 19, the North Korean media reported that Kim Jong Un
provided field guidance at the Ryowon Footwear Factory.
On October 14, the North Korean media reported that Premier Pak Pong
Ju made a field survey of the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex, the
Chongjin Steel Plant, and the Puryong Ferroalloy Factory.
On October 15, the North Korean media reported that the Autumn
Race-Goers Games took place at the Mirim Riding Club.
On October 17, the North Korean media reported that the opening
ceremony for the 2017 Inter-provincial Mass Sports Contest was held at
the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On October 14, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Consultative Council for National Reconciliation, in a
statement, condemned the ROK Supreme Court’s outsourcing initiative on
the “plan to recruit judges and court officials in North Korea after unification.”
On October 19, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Nationwide Emergency Measure Committee against DPRK-targeted
Nuclear War Exercises, in a statement, denounced the ROK-US joint
naval exercises and issued threats.
【Foreign Affairs】
On October 14, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a Q&A session with KCNA
reporters, slammed the Australian government’s support for the US
position on North Korea (Visiting Australian foreign and defense
ministers’ condemnation of North Korea at Panmunjeom, military
exercises with the US, etc.).
On October 19, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Korean Peace Advocacy National Committee, in a statement,
blasted the ROK-US joint naval exercises and threatened to launch a
preemptive strike.
On October 20, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Sanctions Damage Investigation Committee, in a statement,
condemned the US and the international community regarding sanctions
on North Korea and issued threats.
