【Internal Affairs】
On March 12-13, the North Korean media
reported that Kim Jong Un provided birthday meals to intellectuals of
meritorious service and extended appreciation to the workers at the
construction site of the Tanchon Power Station.
On March 11, the North Korean media reported on the progress of the
second-stage nature-driven waterway project in South Hwanghae Province.
On March 12, the North Korean media emphasized the revolutionary
spirit of Mt. Paektu and the spirit of blizzards of Mt. Paektu while
encouraging the people to launch a revolutionary ideological offensive.
On March 12, the North Korean media reported that a meeting of
activists from youth farming workteams and sub-workteams was held.
On March 13, the North Korean media emphasized that the people
should more strongly uphold the socialist law-abiding lifestyle.
On March 14, the North Korean media reported on the progress of the
first-stage construction of the Tanchon Power Station.
On March 16, the North Korean media reported on the progress of the
second-stage of construction to spruce up Samjiyon County.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On March 10-16, the North Korean
media reported that the North Korean athletes participated in the
PyeongChang Paralympic Games.
On March 16, the North Korean media condemned the South Korean
conservative parties’ remarks on the current inter-Korean relations.
【Foreign Affairs】
On March 10, the
North Korean media denounced the US’s additional sanctions on North
Korea for infringing on its sovereignty.
On March 13, the North Korean media reported that the Vice Minister
of Public Health sent the Global Fund a letter urging it to reconsider
its recent decision to end grants for humanitarian programs in the DPRK.