On January 3, the Sejong Institute began the first colloquium for the year 2019 on the topic of “Evaluating North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong-un’s New Year Address and Forecasting North Korea’s Domestic and Foreign Policy.” Vice President for Research Planning Cheong Seong-Chang presented on the topic, with Senior Research Fellow Lee Jong-seok as the moderator, and Research Fellows Lee Seong-hyon and Choi Eunjoo participated as discussants.