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Internal Affairs
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On January 17, the North Korean media reported that Kim Jong Un
provided field guidance at the renovated Pyongyang Teacher Training College.
On January 13, the North Korean media reported that the Presidium of
the Supreme People’s Assembly released Decree No. 2064 (Awarding
exemplary units with the Three-Revolution Red Flag) and Decree No.
2065 (Awarding exemplary schools with the Honored Red Flag).
On January 15, the North Korean media reported that Choe Ryong Hae,
vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea,
gave field guidance at the Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory and the Sokha
Cooperative Farm in Sinuiju.
On January 15, the North Korean media reported that a meeting was
held to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of Saenal,
the newspaper published by Kim Il Sung, at the Central Youth Hall.
On January 15, the North Korean media reported that power generation
by thermal electric power plants including the Pukchang Thermal Power
Complex increased.
On January 16, the North Korean media reported that a meeting was
held to mark the 20th anniversary of the creation of the “Kanggye
Spirit” by Kim Jong Il in Jagang Province on January 15.
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Inter-Korean Affairs
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On January 16, the North Korean media reported the outcome of the
inter-Korean working-level talks on the North’s dispatch of an art
troupe (January 15, Tongilgak) and the summary of a joint press release.
On January 18, the North Korean media reported the outcome of the
inter-Korean working-level talks following the high-level talks on the
North’s participation in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics (January
17, Peace House) and the summary of a joint press release.
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Foreign Affairs
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On January 18, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Institute for American Studies, affiliated with the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, in a Q&A session with KCNA reporters,
condemned the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on
the Korean Peninsula (January 15-16, Vancouver).
On January 18, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Institute for Studies of Japan, affiliated with the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, in a Q&A session with KCNA reporters, blasted
Japanese Prime Minister Abe and Foreign Minister Kono for demanding
tougher sanctions against North Korea and called on Japan to change
its policy on the North.
