[해외자료] First Look at North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Capabilities

...kp/en/article/q/69c852101729d6055a771219d3f0a8fd.kcmsf"North Korean state media reportedthat Kim Jong Un visited uranium enrichment facilities to learn more about the country’s fissile material production process and capabilities. During the visit, Kim was accompanied by Hong Sung Mu, one of the country’s leading nuclear scientists, and the head of the country’s Nuclear...

[해외자료] Power and Perception: A Review of Sung-Yoon Lee’s “The Sister”

When I first heard of this book regarding Kim Yo Jong, a figure of growing prominence inside the North Korean regime, I was intrigued. She was obviously the sister of the Supreme Leader, but her profile had recently begun to expand beyond just being a gatekeeper and source of Mt. Paektu grandeur. The fact that someone had taken it upon themselves to write an entire book about her was impressive, although...

[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...

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

...account of the spectacular rise of Kim Yo Jong, de-facto deputy to her brother, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, and the most powerful woman in North Korea. In 2022, in a particularly fiery speech, Kim Yo Jong threatened to nuke South Korea, reminding the world of the dangers posed by her state. But how did the youngest daughter of Dear Leader Kim Jong Il, his ‘sweet princess’...

[학술논문] 북한 영어교과서에 구현된 사회주의 교육 테제

...leaders’s talks were digitized for analysis, and NVivo 13 was used to thematize the data. The findings are as follows: The different lesson structures of NK English textbooks are caused by Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un, despite their common footings on Socialistic Educational Theses. Despite the differences in the lesson structures, there is a consistency in the emphasis of social ideology,...

[학술논문] 21세기, 북한무용의 지형고찰

...this study. The results of this study are organized into three sections: (1) performances; (2) education; and (3) persons of dance. (1) Performances of Joseon dances created during the Kim Il- sung and Kim Jong- Il eras continue, while new works are also actively being created. Although it has changed to Joseon dance, Western dance techniques such as tap dance and ballet are also performed. Meanwhile...

[현안분석] Revisiting North Korea’s “Two Hostile States” Doctrine: Based on the Kim Il Sung Text

...North Korea’s broader political and ideological framework established by Kim Jong Un’s predecessors by drawing on key texts. It is worth noting that Kim Il Sung’s texts, including “With the Century,” addressed inter-Korean relations and the United Front strategy. Historically, Kim Il Sung’s texts were primarily employed during periods when North Korea faced external...

[학술논문] 조선어교재에 나타난 학습 활동 연구-김일성종합대학 출판 <조선어>(2022)를 중심으로-

본 연구는 2022년 김일성종합대학에서 발간한 󰡔조선어󰡕 교재 1권부터 5권을 대상으로 교재에 나타난 학습 활동을 살펴봄으로써 북한에서 외국어로서 조선어를 가르치고 있는 양상을 파악하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 대상이 된 교재는 북한에서 가장 최근에 출판된 교재로 현재 북한에서 이루어지고 있는 유학생 대상 조선어교육의 현황을 파악할 수 있는 중요한 자료이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 선행 연구에서 제시한 학습 활동의 틀을 참고하여 조선어교재의 학습 활동을 분석하였다. 분석 결과 교재에서 학습 활동을 제시하는 방법이 남한의 한국어교재와 차이가 나타나는 것을 확인하였으며;특히 듣기와 쓰기 활동이 충분하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 북한에서 가장 최근에 출판된 조선어교재를 대상으로 학습 활동을 분석함으로써 조선어교육의

[학술논문] 북한 외국어로서의 단기 조선어교육 프로그램 운영 분석 연구

...short-term foreign language in DPRK. To this end;the current status of Kim Il- sung University; Kim Hyung-jik University of Education;Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies; Kim Chol-ju University of Education;Pyongyang University of Tourism and Chongjin Foreign Language School are examined. In the case of Kim Il- sung University and Kim Hyung-jik University of Education;various studies have analyzed the...