【Internal Affairs】
On December 22, the North Korean media
emphasized the need for relevant organizations to step up economic
propaganda at production sites.
On December 22, the North Korean media reported that the North is
pushing ahead with the construction of the Palhyang Dam for the Orang
Power Plant.
On December 23, the North Korean media underscored the need for
unity of party cells on the occasion of the first anniversary of the
5th Conference of Party Cell Chairperson.
On December 24, the North Korean media praised the achievements of
the Kim Jong Il leadership on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of
his assumption of the supreme command of the Korean People’s Army (KPA).
On December 24, the North Korean media reported on the holding of
the completion ceremony of the Monggeumpo Fishery Station.
On December 25, the North Korean media reported that Choe Ryong Hae,
vice chairman of the WPK, gave field guidance at the construction site
of the Hot Spring Tourist Area in Yangdeok County, South Pyeongan Province.
On December 27, the North Korean media called for a fight against
illegal acts and non-socialist practices on the occasion of the 46th
anniversary of the enactment of the Socialist Constitution.
On December 27, the North Korean media reported on the holding of
the 4th national meeting of activists in agriculture.
On December 28, the North Korean media emphasized that sprucing up
Samjiyeon is more politically significant than developing a nuclear bomb.
On December 28, the North Korean media reported on the Wonsan Shoe
Factory and the achievements of Kim Jong Un’s field guidance.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On December 23, the North Korean
media condemned the South for supporting the North Korean human rights
resolution at the UN General Assembly.
On December 24, the North Korean media denounced the ROK military
for conducting the 2018 infiltration drills and creating a new
artillery brigade under a ground forces operations command.
On December 26, the North Korean media reported that the Panmunjeom
Declaration made unification of the Korean Peninsula irreversible in
the development of the situation in Northeast Asia, while emphasizing
the irreversibility of improvement in inter-Korean relations.
On December 27, the North Korean media reported on the holding of
the groundbreaking ceremony for connection and modernization of the
railways and roads along the east and west coasts of the Korean Peninsula.
【Foreign Affairs】
On December 22, the North Korean media
blasted Japan for announcing a successful test of an interceptor
missile developed jointly by Japan and the US while expressing
“vigilance” against the Abe administration’s defense policy.
On December 22, the North Korean media slammed the US State
Department’s briefing on Religious Freedom Designations in which it
redesignated North Korea as a Country of Particular Concern.
On December 25, the North Korean media condemned the US sanctions on
the North for human rights abuses including the North Korean human
rights resolution and the US State Department’s briefing on Religious
Freedom Designations.
On December 26, the North Korean media reported that China held a
national memorial for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre and called
on Japan to admit its past wrongdoings and to offer an apology and compensation.
