【Internal Affairs】
On March 26, the North Korean media reported
that Premier Pak Pong Ju provided field guidance at major
establishments in the Tokchon area including the Sungri Motor Complex,
the Tokchon Area Coal-Mining Complex, the Tokchon Coal-mining Machine
Factory, and the Wolbong Coal Mine
On March 25, the North Korean media reported that iron and steel
production at the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex has been
rising.
On March 26, the North Korean media reported that
the city of Pyongyang expanded the forest restoration
campaign.
On March 30, the North Korean media reported
that shock brigade troops of Division 216 assembled to spruce up
Samjiyon County.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On March 25, the North Korean media
reported that the North, South and Overseas Headquarters of the
Pan-National Alliance for Korea's Reunification adopted a joint
resolution at the 18th meeting of its co-chairmen.
On
March 25, the North Korean media condemned South Korea for planning a
military buildup and devising a new concept of conduct of
operations.
On March 26, the North Korean media denounced
the 11th Korea-Japan Security Policy Consultation
(director-general-level 2+2 foreign policy and security dialogue) and
the 13th Korea-US Integrated Defense Dialogue.
On March
29, the North Korean media reported on the high-level inter-Korean
talks to prepare for the 2018 inter-Korean summit meeting.
【Foreign Affairs】
On March 28, the North Korean media
reported on Kim Jong Un’s unofficial visit to China.
On
March 30, the North Korean media emphasized that the recent unofficial
visit to China by Kim Jong Un was a historic event.
On
March 25, the North Korean media reported that the North Korean
mission to the UN, in a press release, blasted the UN Human Rights
Council for adopting a resolution on North Korean human rights on
March 23.
On March 30, the North Korean media condemned
Japan’s introduction of its latest submarine and the US-Japan joint
military exercises.