2015 in North Korea

none 2015 Events from the year 2015 in North Korea. The year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.Isolated Kim Relies on Old North Korea Tensions Playbook Leonid Petrov Leonid Petrov's KOREA VISION 28 August 2015 2015-09-04 https://leonidpetrov.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/isolated-kim-relies-on-old-north-korea-tensions-playbook/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20151018033556/https://leonidpetrov.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/isolated-kim-relies-on-old-north-korea-tensions-playbook/ 18 October 2015 The year was celebrated as the year of DPRK-Russia friendship. Year of DPRK-Russia Friendship Closes KCNA Naenara 15 October 2015 17 October 2015 http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/news/news_view.php?26+9813 Incumbents First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea: Kim Jong-un Premier: Pak Pong-ju Events January January 2 – The United States enacts financial sanctions on the North Korean Special Operation Force and 10 government officials in retaliation for the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-cyberattack-sanctions-idUSKBN0KB16U20150102 U.S. slaps more sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack Reuters 2 January 2015 3 January 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150102215646/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/02/us-northkorea-cyberattack-sanctions-idUSKBN0KB16U20150102 2 January 2015 February February 7 – North Korea test fires a new "ultra-precision" intelligent anti-ship missile which is to be deployed across its navy.http://www.france24.com/en/20150207-north-korea-test-fires-intelligent-anti-ship-rocket-kcna/?aef_campaign_date=2015-02-07&aef_campaign_ref=partage_aef&ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_linkname=editorial&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter North Korea test-fires 'intelligent' anti-ship rocket: KCNA 7 February 2015 Agence France Presse dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150208134824/http://www.france24.com/en/20150207-north-korea-test-fires-intelligent-anti-ship-rocket-kcna/?aef_campaign_date=2015-02-07&aef_campaign_ref=partage_aef&ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_linkname=editorial&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter 8 February 2015 8 February 2015 March March 2 – North Korea lifts restrictions on entry into the country imposed ostensibly to stop the spread of the Ebola virus.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31704999 North Korea lifts four-month travel ban to prevent Ebola live https://web.archive.org/web/20150305214056/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31704999 2015-03-05 March 9 - A North Korean diplomat is caught smuggling $1.7M of gold bars into Bangladesh.Bangladesh: North Korean Diplomat, Found With Gold Stash, Is Expelled Reuters https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/world/asia/bangladesh-north-korean-diplomat-found-with-gold-stash-is-expelled.html New York Times USA March 9, 2015 March 22, 2017 https://archive.today/20170402210541/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/world/asia/bangladesh-north-korean-diplomat-found-with-gold-stash-is-expelled.html?_r=0 April 2, 2017 live Bangladesh seizes gold from North Korean diplomat https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31768756 BBC United Kingdom March 6, 2015 March 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160127005322/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31768756 January 27, 2016 live July 2015 North Korean local elections August August 15 – North Korea adopts UTC+08.30, or Pyongyang Standard Time to "eliminate Western imperialism". The time was previously used by both Koreas until the enactment of UTC+09.00 in 1961. Elections 2015 North Korean local elections Deaths January 14 – Pyon In-son, politician and military officer (b. 1946). April 30 – Hyon Yong-chol, 12th Minister of National Defence (b. 1949).Whiteman KJ Kwon,Hilary 2015-05-13 Reports: North Korea publicly executes defense chief CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/12/asia/north-korea-defence-ministesr 2026-07-27 CNN en May 10 – Kim Kyok-sik, 10th Minister of National Defence (b. 1938).Sang-Hun Choe 2015-05-11 Kim Kyok-sik, North Korean General Tied to Attacks, Dies at 77 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/world/asia/kim-kyok-sik-hard-line-north-korean-general-dies-at-77.html 2026-07-27 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 July 21 – Kang Nung-su, Vice Premier of North Korea (b. 1930). November 7 – Ri Ul-sol, former member of the National Defense Commission and Marshal of the Korean People's Army (b. 1921).Ahn J. H. 2015-11-12 N. Korean Marshal Ri Ul Sol gets funeral in Pyongyang NK News https://www.nknews.org/2015/11/n-korean-marshal-ri-ul-sols-funeral-held-in-pyongyang/ 2026-07-27 NK News - North Korea News en-US December 29 – Kim Yang-gon, politician and a senior official of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (b. 1942).Grisafi John 2015-12-30 The legacy of Kim Yang Gon and inter-Korean relations NK News https://www.nknews.org/2015/12/the-legacy-of-kim-yang-gon-and-inter-korean-relations/ 2026-07-27 NK News - North Korea News en-US References Further reading Hayes P. Cavazos R. North Korea in 2015: 'Yes I Can!' Byungjin and Kim Jong Un's Strategic Patience Asian Survey 56 1 2016 68–77 0004-4687 10.1525/as.2016.56.1.68 156734114 External links "2015, Year of Great Victory" at Naenara "DPRK Sportspersons Win about 250 Medals in 2015 Int'l Games" at Naenara "North Korea's Official 2015 Calendar Revealed" at Daily NK 2015 in North Korea Category:Years of the 21st century in North Korea Category:2010s in North Korea North Korea