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Sunday, September 09, 2018

Tanks ... but no ICBM present in massive North Korean parade to mark 70th anniversary

Kim Jong un did not address the crowd and celebrations more subdued than usual as talk continue with the United States

North Korea staged a huge military parade on Sunday to mark 70 years since the country’s founding, but avoided jeopardizing ongoing talks with the United States by not displaying its most powerful weapons and making no mention of its nuclear program.

The country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, attended the march, but did not address the crowd which was estimated to be about 50,000, according to the Associated Press and CNN. Kim Yong-nam, head of North Korea’s parliament, delivered a speech that focused on the economy.

Kim Jong-un watched the parade with the head of China’s parliament, Li Zhanshu, and “they locked hands and raised arms at the end”, CNN reported. The speaker of the Russian parliament’s upper house, Valentina Matvienko, also attended.

Addition story, You Tube video at The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/09/north-korea-stages-huge-military-parade-to-mark-70th-anniversary

(photo/Arab News)

Friday, April 14, 2017

Monitoring North Korea on shortwave

Day of the Sun - is North Korea preparing to detonate a new nuclear bomb ?

New satellite images have emerged purportedly showing how North Korea is preparing to detonate a nuclear bomb to coincide with its 'Day of the Sun' national day on Saturday.

Aerial photos taken yesterday show continued activity at the Punggye-ri Nuclear site where US officials fear a nuclear device has been installed in a tunnel ahead of another test.

It comes as the regime today warned foreign journalists to prepare for a 'big event' on Thursday and as tensions remained high after President Donald Trump sent a US Navy strike group steaming toward the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea's most important national day is on Saturday April 15 when North Korea commemorates the birth anniversary of its founding president Kim Il Sung. However, the big event may have been the grand unveiling of a sprawling housing project in Pyongyang.

What will be the next developments from North Korea ? Monitoring Voice of Korea from Pyongyang is increasing among those following world events.

North Korea A17 - summer schedule
Frequencies may adjust without notice.

Programs last 47 to 57 minutes. Data based on monitoring and on-air announcements. Special thanks to our regular International Shortwave Broadcast Guide contributor, Arnulf Piontek.

All times UTC/target areas

Voice of Korea

Arabic

15³⁰ 9890 11645 Near & Middle East; North Africa

17³⁰ 9890 11645 Near & Middle East; North Africa

Chinese

03³⁰ 13650 15105 Southeast Asia

05³⁰ 7220 9445 9730 Northeast China

06³⁰ 13650 15105 Southeast Asia

08³⁰ 7220 9445 Northeast China

11³⁰ 7220 9445 Northeast China

13³⁰ 11735 13650 Southeast Asia

21³⁰ 7235 9445 Northeast China

21³⁰ 9875 11635 China

22³⁰ 7235 9445 Northeast China

22³⁰ 9875 11635 China

German

16³⁰ 9425 12015 Europe

18³⁰ 9425 12015 Europe

19³⁰ 9425 12015 Europe

English

04³⁰ 7220 9445 9730 Northeast Asia

04³⁰ 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America

05³⁰ 13650 15105 Southeast Asia

06³⁰ 7220 9445 9730 Northeast Asia

10³⁰ 11710 15180 Central & South America

10³⁰ 11735 13650 Southeast Asia

13³⁰ 9435 11710 North America

13³⁰ 13760 15245 Western Europe

15³⁰ 9435 11710 North America

15³⁰ 13760 15245 Western Europe

16³⁰ 9890 11645 Near & Middle East; North Africa

18³⁰ 13760 15245 Western Europe

19³⁰ 7210 11910 South Africa

19³⁰ 9875 11635 Near & Middle East; North Africa

21³⁰ 13760 15245 Western Europe

French

04³⁰ 13650 15105 Southeast Asia

06³⁰ 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America

11³⁰ 11710 15180 Central & South America

11³⁰ 11735 13650 Southeast Asia

14³⁰ 9435 11710 North America

14³⁰ 13760 15245 Western Europe

16³⁰ 9435 11710 North America

16³⁰ 13760 15245 Western Europe

18³⁰ 7210 11910 South Africa

18³⁰ 9875 11635 Near & Middle East; North Africa

20³⁰ 13760 15245 Western Europe

Japanese

07³⁰ 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan

08³⁰ 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan

09³⁰ 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan

10³⁰ 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan

11³⁰ 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan

12³⁰ 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan

21³⁰ 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan

22³⁰ 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan

23³⁰ 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan

KCBS Pyongyang

Korean

03³⁰ (PBS)* 7220 9445 9730 Northeast China

07³⁰ (PBS)* 7220 9445 Northeast China

09³⁰ (KCBS) 7220 9445 Northeast China

09³⁰ (PBS)* 9875 11735 Far Eastern Russia

09³⁰ (PBS)* 13760 15245 Europe

10³⁰ (PBS)* 7220 9445 Northeast China

12³⁰ (KCBS) 11710 15180 Central & South America

12³⁰ (KCBS) 11735 13650 Southeast Asia

12³⁰ (PBS)* 7220 9445 Northeast China

13³⁰ (PBS)* 9425 12015 Europe

14³⁰ (KCBS) 11735 13650 Southeast Asia

17³⁰ (KCBS) 9435 11710 North America

17³⁰ (KCBS) 13760 15245 Western Europe

20³⁰ (KCBS) 7210 11910 South Africa

20³⁰ (KCBS) 9425 12015 Europe

20³⁰ (KCBS) 9875 11635 Near & Middle East; North Africa

23³⁰ (KCBS) 7235 9445 Northeast China

23³⁰ (KCBS) 9875 11635 China

23³⁰ (KCBS) 13760 15245 Western Europe

Russian

07³⁰ 9875 11735 Far Eastern Russia

07³⁰ 13760 15245 Europe

08³⁰ 9875 11735 Far Eastern Russia

08³⁰ 13760 15245 Europe

14³⁰ 9425 12015 Europe

15³⁰ 9425 12015 Europe

17³⁰ 9425 12015 Europe

Spanish

03³⁰ 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America

05³⁰ 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America

19³⁰ 13760 15245 Western Europe

22³⁰ 13760 15245 Western Europe

(Arnulf Piontek, Berlin Germany)

Website: http://www.vok.rep.kp

KCBC - Korean Central Broadcasting Station

* PBS - Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (currently inactive)

(photo/businessinsider)

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Kim Jong-Un profiled in VOA interview

A rare opportunity provides in-depth information

Washington, D.C., June 10, 2009 – Kim Jong Un, the likely successor to North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il, looks like his father, plays computers and basketball and rates a Whitney Houston song as a favorite, the family’s former sushi chef said in an interview with VOA's Korean Service.

Kenji Fujimoto, who now lives in Japan, worked for Kim Jong-Il from 1988-2001. Fujimoto served sushi to, sneaked cigarettes to and played basketball with Jong Un from the time he was seven until he was 18. In 2001, Fujimoto manufactured an excuse to visit Japan and didn't return.

"He looked and acted like his father and everybody thought he would be his father's successor," Fujimoto told VOA recently.

Fujimoto also said Jong Un hated to be called "little general" because he doesn't want to be treated as the younger and smaller brother; started smoking and drinking when he became a teenager; liked to give orders and was regarded as having a "take charge" personality. He also enjoyed listening to Houston's “I Will Always Love You,” the theme song from The Bodyguard.

"This interview was a rare opportunity, and we were able to get in-depth information about the family of Kim Jong-Il," said Dong Hyuk Lee, Chief of the VOA Korean Service. Fujimoto has rarely given interviews since Kim Jong-Un was tapped two weeks ago to replace his father.

VOA Korean broadcasts five hours of radio programming daily (8:00-11:00 a.m. and 3:00-5:00 p.m. in Korea). The full interview in Korean, the Service's regular broadcasts, and VOA's English language coverage relating to North Korea are available at www.VOANews.com/Korean and http://www.voanews.com/ .
(photo/Eric Lafforgue,flickr)