【Internal Affairs】
On December 8, the North Korean media reported that Kim Jong Un
participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of
the Yangdok Hot Spring Cultural Recreation Center and posed for a
photo with commanding officers of units of the Korean People’s Army (KPA).
On December 8, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Academy of Defense Science announced that a crucial test was
conducted at the Seohae Satellite Launching Ground.
On December 9, the North Korean media reported that vice chairmen of
the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) including Pak Pong Ju gave field
guidance in the Township of Yangdeok.
On December 11, the North Korean media reported that the Presidium
of the Supreme People’s Assembly, in its ordinance No. 171 (December
10), reorganized Samjiyeon County, Yanggang Province into Samjiyeon City.
On December 11, the North Korean media emphasized the revolutionary
spirit of Baekdu, adding that “Baekdu University” – an expedition to
the revolutionary sites near Mount Baekdu – is an immortal term of the times.
On December 13, the North Korean media reported that Pak Pong Ju,
vice chairman of the WPK, provided field guidance at the Kim Jong Thae
Electric Locomotive Complex.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On December 13, the North Korean media shifted all responsibility
for the deadlock in inter-Korean relations to the South.
【Foreign Affairs】
On December 9, the North Korean media reported that Kim Yong Chol,
chairman of the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, in a statement,
denounced the remarks by President Donald Trump.
On December 9, the North Korean media reported that Ri Su Yong, vice
chairman of the WPK, in a statement, criticized the remarks by
President Donald Trump.
On December 12, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson
for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, condemned the UN
Security Council meeting held on December 11.
