【Internal Affairs】
On October 29, the North Korean media
reported that Kim Jong Un provided field guidance at the recently
renovated Pyongyang Co**etics Factory.
On October 28, the North Korean media reported that Premier Pak Pong
Ju g**e field guidance at the Paekam Farm in Sukchon County, South
Pyongan Province.
On October 28, the North Korean media reported that a livestock
farming base has been established in the Sepho area and that the
completion ceremony was held on October 27.
On October 29, the North Korean media reported that the 2017 Autumn
Amateur Marathon took place in Pyongyang.
On November 3, the North Korean media reported that the illustrated
manual of Korean martial arts, Mu Ye Do Bo Tong Ji, was recently
inscribed on the Memory of the World Register by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the first
such recognition of heritage for the DPRK by
UNESCO.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On October 29, the
North Korean media reported that the Central Committee of the
Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front (AINDF), in an appeal to
the North Korean people, condemned the ROK government for disregarding
the people’s desire for new politics demonstrated at the candlelight
vigil last year and called for an anti-conservative campaign.
On November 3, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Consultative Council for National Reconciliation, in a
statement, denounced the remarks by the ROK Minister of Defense during
an inspection of government offices.
【Foreign
Affairs】
On October 28, the North Korean media reported that a
spokesperson for the Korean Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, in a
statement, blasted Japanese Prime Minister Abe and his conservative
Liberal Democratic Party for declaring and exploiting a “threat from
North Korea” during general elections.
On October 30, the North Korean media reported that the Korean Peace
Advocacy National Committee and the Nationwide Emergency Measure
Committee against DPRK-targeted Nuclear War Exercises, in a bill of
indictment, slammed the US and called for the US to recognize North
Korea as a nuclear state and to end its hostile policy toward North Korea.
On October 30 and November 1, the North Korean media reported that a
spokesperson for the DPRK-Europe Association, in statements, condemned
the remarks by the UK Minister of State for Security (Pyongyang was
behind the WannaCry ransomware attack) and the remarks on North Korea
by the Secretary General of NATO (North Korea’s nuclear and missile
programs pose a global threat).
On November 2, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Korean Peace Advocacy National Committee, in a statement,
denounced the holding of the 49th ROK-US Security Consultative Meeting
and the 42nd ROK-US Military Committee Meeting.