English transcript of Kim Jong Un’s speech
Here’s an English translation of the speech delivered by Kim Jong Un on April 15th, 2012, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang: [Update: I should have originally mentioned, this is…
Analysis
TV presenters have new double-Kim pin
Sometimes it’s the little things that mark larger changes in North Korean society. [This post has been updated, see below] As the nation celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth…
Located: North Korea’s satellite command center
After North Korea invited international media to its satellite control center it was only a matter of time before it was located on satellite images. The building, distinctive for two…
WPK Conference pictures
Launch of the Unha-3 rocket and Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite isn’t the only big thing happening in Pyongyang this week. As the city gears up to mark 100 years since the birth…
Latest satellite images of Sohae launch facility
As the hours tick down towards North Korea’s planned launch of its Unha-3 rocket, DigitalGlobe has published fresh satellite images of the Sohae launch facility. The images include some taken…
Launch preparations underway at Sohae
The latest satellite imagery of North Korea’s Sohae Launch Facility shows what appears to be preparations for the planned mid-April launch of a Unha-3 rocket. The pictures, from GeoEye, show…
Changes at Pyongyang Earth Station
A recent Google Earth update has revealed some changes at one of North Korea’s largest international communications center. Pyongyang Earth Station, situated in Pyongyang’s eastern suburb of Sadong, is believed to…
Inside Sohae Launch Facility
Recent satellite images of the Sohae Launch Facility on the DPRK’s west coast are providing the best glimpse yet of the center where the DPRK intends to launch a rocket…
Pyongyang satellite monitoring station
In the northern Pyongyang suburb of Hyongjesan there are twelve large satellite dishes on a hillside. The dishes, easily visible in satellite photos, have been there for at least a decade…
