[해외자료] Rehearsals Fill Kim Il Sung Square on Saturday

Commercial satellite imagery reveals thousands of people at Kim Il Sung Square on Saturday morning apparently practicing for an upcoming event. Those in formation are spelling out “결사옹위,” which means to defend with one’s life.

[해외자료] Pyongyang Celebrates 2021, but a Parade Is Still to Come

While there was no New Year’s address by Kim Jong Un again this year, both commercial satellite imagery and North Korean media show that thousands of Pyongyang residents filled Kim Il Sung Square on New Year’s Eve for a concert to ring in 2021. This is the second year in a row that Kim has skipped his annual New Year’s speech—similar to the US State of the Union address—raising...

[해외자료] Post-Party Congress Clean-up in Pyongyang

Recent commercial satellite imagery of Pyongyang shows Kim Il Sung Square has quickly returned to normal just days after amajormilitary...

[해외자료] Kim’s First Major Apartment Goal Nearing Completion

...by the Workers’ Party of Korea, making progress vital.[2]As such, the rapid push to finish the Sadong District housing is likely tied to be part of celebrations to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung (the Day of the Sun) on April 15.

[해외자료] Ready for Takeoff: Pyongyang Prepares for a Major Parade

Commercial satellite imagery shows preparations are ongoing across Pyongyang for a likely military parade to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung. April 15 is the “Day of the Sun” in North Korea and one of the country’s most important holidays.

[지리/관광] North Korea

...abuses, this book provides a detailed and insightful look at this isolated nation. Inside, you'll discover: The rise and reign of the Kim family, from Kim Il- sung to Kim Jong-un The structure and influence of the Workers' Party of Korea The tenets of Juche and Songun, the ideologies shaping North Korean society The bleak...

[정치/군사] The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea

...the creators and rulers of a de-facto nuclear weapon state. Not a reassuring story’ – Sir John Scarlett, former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Written by Dr Sung-Yoon Lee,a scholar and specialist on North Korea who has advised the US government,The Sisteris a jaw-dropping account of the spectacular rise of Kim Yo Jong, de-facto deputy to her...

[학술논문] Cambodia-North Korea Relations Since 1964: A Historical Review

... based on strong personal tie of the two leaders rather than the national interests, and they were not based on geopolitical location and cultural connection. However, death of Kim Il Sung, then Kim Jung Il, and finally King Norodom Sihanouk, marked the end of the special relationship between Cambodia and North Korea – and with no Princes or Great Leaders linking arms, the two nations’...

[학술논문] Not So Strange Bedfellows: Indonesia-North Korea Relationship in the 1960s

Indonesia remains one of the few countries in the world where a significant percentage of its population still thinks positively about North Korea despite the burgeoning relationship between Indonesia and South Korea. This phenomenon can partly be explained by looking at the formation, strengthening, and the peak of Indonesia-North Korea relations, which took place during Indonesia’s own tumultuous

[학술논문] Landwirtschaftliche Genossenschaften im Prozess einer Wiedervereinigung Modernisierung des Genossenschaftsrechts vs. Transformation in ein einheitliches Recht

...in einem Wiedervereinigungsprozess aus. Dieser erste Teil meiner Präsentation fußt auf einem Vortrag, den ich im September 2014 an der Kim Il Sung-Universität in Pyongyang gehalten habe und der in einem Publikationsorgan der Kim Il Sung-Universität veröffentlicht werden wird. Als zweites Szenario soll die Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands dienen, bei welcher die ostdeutschen...

[학술논문] The Illusion of Victory North Korea’s War of Liberation Offensive and China’s Nuclear Rise, 1962~1966

During the 1960s, North Korea trumpeted war of liberation with added intensity and elevated unification as the nation’s top priority. This was intended to preclude Park Chung Hee’s political consolidation and obstruct Seoul’s diplomatic penetration in the Afro-Asian bloc. Previously, the accelerated promotion of Pyongyang’s war of liberation has been associated only loosely

[학술논문] 김정은의 홀로서기와‘백두산 칼바람’⋅‘최첨단 돌파’의 과제 - 『조선문학』 소재 북한소설을 중심으로

...show his own politics in earnest, finishing ruling with dying instruction 3 years after his father, Jong- il Kim, died. Kim Jong Un directly announced ‘New Year’s Address of trying Standing-alone,’ selecting his grandfather, Kim Il Sung’s style rather than his farther, Jong- il Kim’s reclusive style. What he put the most emphasis on in the New Year’s Address was ‘Piercing...