【Internal Affairs】
On September 12 and 15, the North Korean media reported that Kim
Jong Un gave field guidance at the construction site for damage
recovery in Daecheong-ri, Eunpa County, North Hwanghae Province
(September 12) and at the damaged site in Gangbuk-ri, Geumcheon
County, North Hwanghae Province (September 15).
On September 12, the North Korean media reported that servicemen of
the Korean People’s Army and builders made progress in the
exterior-finishing project for Pyongyang General Hospital.
On September 14, the North Korean media reported that a tree nursery
was completed in North Pyeongan Province.
On September 14, the North Korean media reported that the State
Hydro-Meteorological Administration announced that average summer
precipitation this year was the second highest in the past 25 years.
On September 15, the North Korean media reported that Premier Kim
Tok Hun took stock of the progress in damage repair in South and North
Hamgyeong provinces.
On September 16, the North Korean media reported that Pak Pong Ju,
vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea
(WPK), inspected the completed Ansok tideland.
On September 17, the North Korean media emphasized single-minded
unity in recovery efforts from heavy rains and typhoons.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On September 16, the North Korean media condemned the South for
increasing its 2021 defense budget.
On September 16, the North Korean media denounced the South’s
conservative People’s Power Party for taking a centrist and pragmatic course.
On September 17, the North Korean media blasted the South’s response
regarding the civic groups involved in scattering anti-North Korea leaflets.
【Foreign Affairs】
On September 14, the North Korean media reported that Iran
strengthened its national defense by successfully extending the range
of its submarine-launched missile.
On September 15, the North Korean media reported that the 24th
Central Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in
Japan held its third session.
On September 17, the North Korean media condemned Japan’s
Self-Defense Forces for conducting military exercises on Hokkaido.