Rodong Shinmun has once again implied that the Chosun Workers\u2019 Party Delegates\u2019 Conference is on the brink of coming to pass, trumpeting in today\u2019s editorial, entitled, \u201cLet\u2019s brighten without end the Party construction of the great Comrade Kim Jong Il!\u201d that, \u201cNow, the historical Delegates\u2019 Conference and 65th Founding Day of the Party are approaching\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun and Radio Free Asia (RFA) have both published reports pointing to days this week; the 15th and 14th respectively.<\/p>\n
Yomiuri Shimbun cited a source as saying, \u201cDelegates from the provinces are on standby in Pyongyang after registering themselves as delegates by the 13th. According to information from Pyongyang, it is prepared and will be held on the 15th.\u201d <\/p>\n
RFA reported a different Chongjin source as saying, \u201cDelegates in Pyongyang have reported by phone that the Delegates\u2019 Conference will be held on the 14th.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Director of the National Intelligence Service Won Sei Hoon told a meeting of the Intelligence Committee of the National Assembly yesterday, \u201cSince North Korea stated \u2018early September,\u2019 I assume that it will likely be held this week.\u201d <\/p>\n
Regardless, unlike in South Korea, where the same term carries the meaning \u201c10 days\u201d, according to \u201cChosun Language Dictionary\u201d published by the Social Sciences Publishing Company of North Korea in 2004, the same term means \u201c\u2019the first half of the month\u201d in North Korea, leaving little room for maneuver if the event is to be held within the stated period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rodong Shinmun has once again implied that the Chosun Workers\u2019 Party Delegates\u2019 Conference is on the brink of coming to pass, trumpeting in today\u2019s editorial, entitled, \u201cLet\u2019s brighten without end the Party construction of the great Comrade Kim Jong Il!\u201d that, \u201cNow, the historical Delegates\u2019 Conference and 65th Founding Day of the Party are approaching\u2026\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":13178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n