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February 2014 - North Korea Special Weapons News
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- KCNA Hits CI's 'Report' KCNA 28 Feb 2014 -- The Commission of Inquiry (CI) on the human rights situations in the DPRK, organized under the UN Human Rights Council, has recently released a 'report'.
- Speech of Kim Jong Un at Conference of Ideological Workers KCNA 27 Feb 2014 -- Supreme leader Kim Jong Un made a speech 'Let Us Hasten the Final Victory through a Revolutionary Ideological Offensive!' at the 8th Conference of Ideological Workers of the Workers' Party of Korea.
- Agent of S. Korean Intelligence Service Interviewed KCNA 27 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Uk, an agent of the south Korean Intelligence Service (IS) who had been arrested while illegally intruding into the DPRK, was interviewed by domestic and foreign media persons at the People's Palace of Culture Thursday.
- North Korea launches four short-range missiles - media VoR 27 Feb 2014 -- North Korea has launched four short-range missiles toward the sea off the country's east coast on Thursday, a media official at South Korea's Defence Ministry said, while providing no information on the purpose of the firing.
- Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Ideological Officials KCNA 26 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, had a photo session with the participants in the 8th Conference of the Ideological Officials of the WPK.
- N Korean leader condemns cultural 'invasion' VoR 26 Feb 2014 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has warned of a creeping 'cultural invasion,' state media said Wednesday, reflecting Pyongyang's growing concern over its inability to keep the outside world at bay.
- N Korea asks UN for help in combating outbreak of FMD - media VoR 26 Feb 2014 -- The DPRK has appealed to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to help control the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the country, South Korean media report on Wednesday.
- Koreas wrap up family reunions Iran Press TV 25 Feb 2014 -- The two Koreas have wrapped up the reunion of divided families, after hundreds of families met at a North Korean resort.
- South Koreans hold rare family reunions in North Iran Press TV 24 Feb 2014 -- Dozens of south Korean families continue to hold emotional meetings with their northern relatives at the Mount Kumgang resort.
- Kim Jong Un Visits Songdowon International Children's Camp KCNA 24 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, looked round the Songdowon International Children's Camp now being remodeled.
- Kim Jong Un Visits Construction Site of January 8 Fishery Station of KPA KCNA 23 Feb 2014 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, looked round the construction site of the January 8 Fishery Station of the KPA.
- North-South Reunion of Separated Families, Relatives Held KCNA 22 Feb 2014 -- The reunion of separated families and relatives from the north and the south started in Mt. Kumgang Resort from Thursday. Families and relatives from the north side met their kith and kin from the south side.
- DPRK refutes UN report on its human rights People's Daily 22 Feb 2014 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday 'categorically' denounced a U.N. report on its human rights as 'sheer fabrication' and 'politically- motivated provocation.'
- UN Report Helps Cross-Border Korean Reunions VOA 22 Feb 2014 -- An unprecedented United Nations report this week, condemning North Korea for crimes against humanity, may have helped ensure cross border reunions of families divided since the Korean War. But political analysts warn the report may also encourage Pyongyang to further build up its military and nuclear weapons programs.
- North Korea rejects UN human rights report as 'lies and fabrications' VoR 22 Feb 2014 -- North Korea on Saturday rejected the findings of a UN panel, which accused the state of crimes against humanity that evoked Nazi-era atrocities, saying they were based on 'lies and fabrications deliberately cooked up by hostile forces and riff-raffs.'
- N Korea rejects UN human rights report as 'fabrication' VoR 22 Feb 2014 -- North Korea on Friday 'categorically' rejected a UN report on its human rights record, accusing it of being a 'sheer fabrication' invented by the United States and its allies.
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Refutes CI's 'Report' KCNA 21 Feb 2014 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry Friday gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA refuting a 'report' recently released by the Commission of Inquiry (CI) on the human rights situations in the DPRK organized under the UN Human Rights Council:
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman on DPRK Visit by Chinese Foreign Ministry Delegation KCNA 21 Feb 2014 -- A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA Friday as regards the DPRK visit paid by vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of China:
- UN Report Fosters Korean Reunions, Analysts Say VOA 21 Feb 2014 -- An unprecedented United Nations report this week, condemning North Korea for crimes against humanity, may have helped ensure cross border reunions of families divided since the Korean War.
- Kim Jong Un Provides Field Guidance to November 2 Factory of KPA KCNA 20 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA) and first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, again provided field guidance to the November 2 Factory of the KPA.
- Report of Central Election Committee KCNA 20 Feb 2014 -- The central election committee for the election of deputies to the 13th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK released the following report on Wednesday:
- Kim Jong Un Sends Open Letter to Voters throughout Country KCNA 19 Feb 2014 -- Supreme leader Kim Jong Un sent an open letter to all voters throughout the country on Tuesday.
- Australian Missionary Detained in North Korea VOA 19 Feb 2014 -- The wife of a Christian missionary from Australia said her husband has been detained in North Korea after being found with religious material while on a tourist visit.
- Kim Jong Un Watches Sports Matches of Service Personnel of KPA KCNA 18 Feb 2014 -- There took place sports matches between service personnel of the Command of the Navy and Command of the Air and Anti-Air Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on the occasion of the birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il (Day of the Shining Star).
- Kim Jong Un Watches Performance Given by State Merited Chorus KCNA 18 Feb 2014 -- A performance was given by the State Merited Chorus at the People's Theater in celebration of the 72nd birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il (Day of the Shining Star).
- UN rights chief calls for urgent action on 'historic' report on DPR Korea UN News Centre 18 Feb 2014 -- There can no longer be any excuses for inaction regarding rights abuses in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said today, welcoming a UN-mandated report cataloguing crimes against humanity of an "unimaginable scale" being committed in the country.
- China set to oppose referral of N Korea to ICC Iran Press TV 17 Feb 2014 -- A senior Chinese official says the Beijing government will oppose any attempt to refer the North Korean leadership to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
- UN-mandated human rights inquiry on DPR Korea documents 'widespread, systematic abuses' UN News Centre 17 Feb 2014 -- A grim array of human rights abuses, driven by "policies established at the highest level of State," have been and continue to be committed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to a United Nations-mandated report released today, which also calls for urgent action to address the rights situation in the country, including referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
- UN Urges Probe Into 'Atrocious' N. Korean Crimes VOA 17 Feb 2014 -- A new United Nations report accuses North Korea of "unspeakable atrocities,' many of which amount to crimes against humanity.
- Experts Praise Exposure of Pyongyang's Abuses VOA 17 Feb 2014 -- Analysts are hailing a United Nations report that accuses North Korea of "unspeakable atrocities' and crimes against humanity.
- Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun KCNA 16 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun at 00:00, Sunday, the Day of the Shining Star.
- Kim Jong Un Confers Military Ranks on KPA Commanding Officers KCNA 16 Feb 2014 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un on Saturday issued an order on promoting the military ranks of KPA commanding officers.
- Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Active Leading Personnel of WPRG KCNA 15 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, had a photo session with participants in the meeting of active leading personnel of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards (WPRG).
- National Meeting Held to Mark Kim Jong Il's Birth Anniversary KCNA 15 Feb 2014 -- A national meeting for celebrating the 72nd birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il took place here Saturday.
- NKorean freighter caught with undeclared weapons sails off to Cuba VoR 15 Feb 2014 -- A North Korean ship caught in July while trying to move undeclared Cuban weapons through the Panama Canal left Saturday to return to Cuba, the Foreign Ministry said.
- Inter-Korean High-level Contact Held KCNA 14 Feb 2014 -- A north-south high-level contact took place in Panmunjom on February 12 and 14.
- Two Koreas should use momentum of family reunions to build further mutual trust, says Ban UN News Centre 14 Feb 2014 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the two Koreas to build on the momentum generated by their agreement to hold family reunions later this month to take further steps to foster confidence and trust.
- North and South Korea hold second round of talks VoR 14 Feb 2014 -- North and South Korea held another session of their highest-ranking talks for years on Friday, the Unification Ministry in Seoul said. No further details were immediately available of the talks at the border village of Panmunjom other than that the morning session had ended.
- Kim Jong Un Visits Remodeled Sporting Bullet Factory, Meari Shooting Gallery KCNA 12 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, went round the remodeled sporting bullet factory and Meari Shooting Gallery.
- N. Korea Demands Pay Raise for Kaesong Workers VOA 12 Feb 2014 -- North Korea is demanding a pay raise for at least some of its workers in the special Kaesong industrial complex, where South Korean firms manufacture products using labor provided by Pyongyang.
- China concerned over upcoming ROK-U.S. military drills People's Daily 11 Feb 2014 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday voiced concern over upcoming military drills to be jointly held by the Republic of Korea and the United States.
- Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Agricultural Subworkteam Leaders KCNA 10 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, had a photo session with the participants in the national conference of subworkteam leaders in the agricultural sector.
- 8th Conference of Ideological Officials of WPK to Be Held KCNA 10 Feb 2014 -- The 8th Conference of Ideological Officials of the Workers' Party of Korea will be held here on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the programme for modelling the whole society on Kimilsungism advanced by leader Kim Jong Il.
- Kerry Traveling to South Korea and China for Talks on North Korea VOA 10 Feb 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Wednesday for South Korea and China, where he will meet with officials about containing North Korea's nuclear program. The Obama administration also is working to secure the release of U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae, who is being held in a North Korean labor camp.
- S Korea, US to conduct military drills despite N Korea's protest Voice of Russia 10 Feb 2014 -- South Korea's Defense Ministry announced Monday it will conduct annual joint military drills with the United States from February 24 to April 18 despite North Korea's protest against it.
- N. Korea Rescinds Invitation for US Envoy to Seek Bae's Release VOA 09 Feb 2014 -- U.S. officials say North Korea has rescinded an invitation for an American envoy to visit for talks on seeking the release of imprisoned missionary Kenneth Bae.
- N Korea returns jailed US citizen to labor camp Iran Press TV 08 Feb 2014 -- North Korea has sent jailed American citizen Kenneth Bae from hospital back to a labor camp, US officials say.
- Kim Jong Un's Letter to Participants in National Conference of Subworkteam Leaders in Agricultural Sector KCNA 07 Feb 2014 -- Supreme leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter 'Let Us Bring About Innovations in Agricultural Production under the Unfurled Banner of the Socialist Rural Theses' to the Participants in the National Conference of Subworkteam Leaders in the Agricultural Sector on Feb. 6, Juche 103 (2014).
- Meetings of Electorate Nominate Kim Jong Un as Candidate for Deputy to SPA KCNA 07 Feb 2014 -- Meetings of electorate took place at all constituencies across the country to nominate supreme leader Kim Jong Un as a candidate for deputy to the 13th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the DPRK.
- South Korea team arrives in North over reunions Iran Press TV 07 Feb 2014 -- A team of South Korean officials has arrived in the North in preparation for the planned reunion of separated families, a report says.
- Russia Gives N. Korea Grain Supplies, Expects No Nuclear Test RIA Novosti 07 Feb 2014 -- Russia says it will provide North Korea with 50 tons of grain this year as humanitarian assistance.
- S. Korea Urged to Clarify Its Ulterior Design before Whole Nation KCNA 06 Feb 2014 -- The spokesman for the Policy Department of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of the DPRK issued a statement on Thursday in view of the very disturbing grave situation in south Korea.
- North Korea Threatens to Cancel Family Reunions VOA 06 Feb 2014 -- North Korea is threatening to cancel its just-announced family reunions with the South if Seoul and Washington go ahead with upcoming joint military drills.
- North-South Red Cross Working Contact Made KCNA 05 Feb 2014 -- North-south Red Cross working contact was made at the Thongil House in the north's portion of Panmunjom Wednesday for the reunion of separated families and their relatives.
- Kim Jong Un Nominated as Candidate for Deputy to SPA KCNA 04 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, supreme commander of the Korean People's Army and supreme leader of the Workers' Party of Korea and the people of the DPRK, was nominated as a candidate for deputy to the 13th Supreme People's Assembly in reflection of the unanimous desire and absolute trust of all the service personnel in him.
- Kim Jong Un Visits Baby Home, Orphanage in Pyongyang KCNA 04 Feb 2014 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, visited the baby home and orphanage in Pyongyang.
- DPRK's anti-South Korea condemnation falls after peace overture People's Daily 03 Feb 2014 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) scaled down its anti-South Korean condemnation via radio broadcasts near the border line, Seoul's defense ministry said Monday.
- Rodong Sinmun Calls for Strengthening Work of Three-Revolution Teams KCNA 01 Feb 2014 -- Rodong Sinmun Saturday dedicates an article to the 1st anniversary of supreme leader Kim Jong Un's work 'Let Us Bring About Fresh Turn in Work of Three-Revolution Teams as Required by New Situation'.
- Rodong Sinmun Calls for Carrying out Noble Intention of Kim Jong Il KCNA 01 Feb 2014 -- Rodong Sinmun Saturday editorially praises leader Kim Jong Il as the benevolent father of the people who dedicated his all to their happiness, regarding it as his motto to believe in them as in Heaven all his life.
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