2018 in North Korea
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Incumbents
- Premier: Pak Pong-ju
- President of the Supreme People's Assembly: Kim Yong-nam
- Supreme leader: Kim Jong-un[1]
January
- 1 January: Kim Jong-un announces in his New Year's speech that North Korea may participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] The announcement came after a period of uncertainty caused by the North Korean national Olympic committee's failure to enter the only North Korean athletes that had qualified.[2]
- 3 January: The Seoul–Pyongyang hotline is restored to use after almost two years in preparation for high-level talks concerning North Korea's participation in the Winter Olympics.[3]
- 9 January: North and South Korea agree in the high-level talks for more than two years that North Korean athletes will enter the Winter Olympics.[4][5]
- 20 January: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirms that North Korea will participate in the Winter Olympics with a team of 22 athletes, 12 of whom are ice hockey players who will play together with South Korean players under the IOC designation Korea (COR) in the women's tournament.[6]
February
- 8 February: A military parade of 13,000 soldiers is held in Pyongyang. The February 8 date is unusual for parades which are usually held on the Day of the Sun (15 April) or the Military Foundation Day (25 April).([7]
- 9 February: North and South Korean athletes march together under the Korean Unification Flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in the attendance of Kim Yong-nam and Kim Yo-jong.[8]
- North Korean media confirms that Hwang Pyong-so had been fired from his post, the Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army. According to South Korean sources, the sacking was due to corruption.[9]
March
- March 5: A South Korean delegation visits Pyongyang to hold talks with Kim Jong-un, agreeing to organize a 2018 North Korea–United States summit with Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump.[10]
- March 28: Kim Jong-un met with China's paramount leader Xi Jinping for the first time in Beijing.[11]
April
- April 27: Kim Jong-un meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Inter-Korean Peace House, in the village of Panmunjom.[12]
May
- May 2: North Korea released three detained US prisoners.[13]
- May 12: North Korea confirms they will open territorial air space and invite foreign media to cover the dismantling of their nuclear test site.[14]
- May 15: North Korea threatens to cancel 2018 North Korea–United States summit with United States President Donald Trump amid American military exercises with South Korea.[15]
- May 24: Foreign journalists report that tunnels in the Punggye-ri nuclear test site have been destroyed by the North Korean government in a move to reduce regional tensions.[16]
June
- June 12: Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un meets with US President Donald Trump in Sentosa Island, Singapore.
Scheduled events
See also
- List of years in North Korea
- 2017–18 North Korea crisis
- Vancouver Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on Korean Peninsula
- Kim–Xi meetings
References
- ^ a b Heekyong Yang; Smith, Josh (1 January 2018). "North Korea's Kim 'open to dialogue' with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened". Reuters. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Axon, Rachel (10 December 2017). "IOC encourages North Koreans to compete in Pyeongchang, but it's unclear if they will". USA Today. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Kim, Hyung-Jin (3 January 2018). "North Korea reopens cross-border communication channel with South Korea". Chicago Tribune. AP. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (8 January 2018). "North Korea to Send Athletes to Olympics in South Korea Breakthrough". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "North Korea accepts Olympics talks offer". BBC News. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "N. Korea to send 22 athletes in three sports to PyeongChang Winter Olympics: IOC". Yonhap. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Berlinger, Joshua (7 February 2018). "North Korea sends clear message with missile parade on eve of Olympics". CNN. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ Talmadge, Eric (9 February 2018). "At Olympic Games, Kim Jong Un's sister takes VIP seat". ABC News. AP. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "North Korea confirms dismissal of top military general". Channel NewsAsia. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ Landler, Mark (8 March 2018). "North Korea Asks for Direct Nuclear Talks, and Trump Agrees". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ "North Korea's Kim Jong Un visited China for secret summit". NBC News. NBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Behind-the-scenes stories of 2018 inter-Korea summit unveiled". The Straits Times. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "North Korea reportedly hands Trump another big win by releasing US prisoners". Business Insider. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Delk, Josh (12 May 2018). "North Korea will open air space, invite media to cover dismantlement of nuclear test site". The Hill. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Samuels, Brett (15 May 2018). "North Korea warns US it could pull out of planned summit with Trump". The Hill. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "North Korea nuclear test tunnels at Punggye-ri 'destroyed'". BBC News. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
External links
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- Kim Jong Un (1 January 2018). "New Year Address". Naenara.
- Kim Sung Il (3 January 2018). "New calendars reflect North Koreans' disinterest in propaganda". Daily NK.
- Seol Song Ah (15 December 2017). "Kim Jong Un's birthday still not a national holiday". Daily NK.
- — (20 December 2017). "North Koreans shun propaganda calendars". Daily NK.