【Internal Affairs】
On November 24, the North Korean media
reported on the completion of the construction of three-story
apartment buildings housing 100 units in the county township of Samjiyeon.
On November 25, the North Korean media emphasized the offensive
spirit of Baekdu while marking the 80th anniversary of the Nanpaizi
Meeting (a meeting of military and political cadres held in Nanpaizi,
Mengjiang County in 1938).
On November 26, the North Korean media underscored that the
fundamental principle of constructing a powerful socialist state
should be based on the idea that the Korean people are the best.
On November 26, the North Korean media emphasized that the party and
the popular masses share a common destiny.
On November 26, the North Korean media reported the near-completion
of construction of a post office in Samjiyeon.
On November 28, the North Korean media reported that the dam
construction at the second-stage waterway construction site in South
Hwanghae Province is 90% complete.
On November 30, the North Korean media emphasized the importance of self-reliance.
On November 30, the North Korean media reported that the Baekdu
Cheonji general inspection team stocked Cheonji Lake on Mount Baekdu
with smelt fish.
On November 30, the North Korean media reported that the State
Academy of Sciences developed artificial skin-making technology.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On November 28, the North Korean
media emphasized that there is no cause for foreign forces’
interference in inter-Korean relations.
On November 29, the North Korean media condemned the participation
of South Korea and the US in the adoption of the North Korean human
rights resolution at the UN General Assembly and their moves to direct
greater attention to the issues of human rights.
【Foreign Affairs】
On November 24, the North Korean media
reported that Physical Culture and Sports Minister Kim Il Guk attended
the 23rd General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees.
On November 26, the North Korean media argued that the US’s bringing
up the North Korean human rights issue is a scheme to overthrow the regime.
On November 26, the North Korean media questioned the US’s intent to
implement the agreements between the DPRK and the US regarding a
“speed control theory” and the ROK-US working group on North Korean affairs.
On November 26, the North Korean media slammed the Center for
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)’s report on North Korean
missile bases.
On November 27, the North Korean media reported that the 4th meeting
of the DPRK-China Border Joint Commission was held.
On November 27, the North Korean media emphasized that Japan should
first make an apology and render compensation for its past wrongdoing
if it is to improve bilateral relations.
On November 28, the North Korean media denounced Japan’s comment
that it would work hard to address the abduction issue.
On November 30, the North Korean media reported that Kim Yong Nam,
president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly, made
an official visit to Latin America.
