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NK Leadership Watch
http://nkleadershipwatch.wordpress.com/
We offer information and analysis about the political culture of the DPRK (better known as North Korea) with an emphasis on the ruling Kim Family, external relations, development and security organizations. The site/blog utilizes a combination of print media (in English and in translation), official government and NGO reports, informed academic analysis, satellite mapping images and multimedia, as well as the author's original research and conversations with human sources currently residing or who have ties to the country and its leadership.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 883 )
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Ceremony Held to Place KJU Autograph Monument on Taeso’ngsan General Hosptial
View of the entrance to Taeso’ngsan General Hospital containing tablet bearing Kim Jong Un’s autograph (Photo: KCTV screengrab). Read more
Posted on 11 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Tours Factories in Hamhu’ng
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (3rd L) tours a factory in Hamhu’ng, capital of South Hamgyo’ng Province (Photo: KCNA-Yonhap) DPRK state media reported on 9 June... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Yong Nam Visits Masik Pass Ski Park Construction
Kim Yong Nam (4th L), the DPRK’s official head of state as President of the Supreme People’s Assembly Presidium, tours the construction of the Masik Pass Ski... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends 7th Korean Children’s Union Congress and Photo-op with...
Kim Jong Un attends greets a member of the Korean Children’s Union (KCU) during the KCU’s 7th Congress held at 25 April House of Culture in Pyongyang on 6 June... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Tours Renovation at Mirim Riding Club and Migok Cooperative Farm
DPRK Cabinet Premier Pak Pong Ju (2nd L) is briefed about the renovation and construction work at Mirim Riding Club in east Pyongyang. Read more
Posted on 06 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KPA Meeting Begins “Masikryong” Speed Campaign
Meeting of KPA personnel at Masik Pass ski park in Kangwo’n Province on 5 June 2013 in support of an economic construction speed campaign proposed by leader... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
With KPA Assets in Syria and Rumors of Moscow Trip, Gen. Kim Kyok Sik Remains...
KPA officers meet a man injured during the Syrian civil war at a hospital in Syria in 2012 (Photo: SANA/NKLW file photo) Al-Sharq al-Awsat reported on 3 June... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Children’s Union Donates MLRS in Hamhu’ng Ceremony
Sonyonho multiple rocket launch systems [MRLS] are paraded by the Hamhu’ng Grand Theater for delivery to KPA units, after a 1 June 2013 ceremony at which... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Kosan Fruit Farm
Kim Jong Un (1) tours the Kosan Fruit Farm in Kangwo’n Province (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK state media reported on 3 June (Monday) that Kim Jong Un (Kim... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits International Children’s Camp and Outdoor Theater in Wo’nsan
Kim Jong Un (1) tours Songdowon International Children’s Camp in Wo’nsan, Kangwo’n Province (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) DPRK state media reported on 30 May (Thursday... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Steel and Coal Sites in N. Hamgyo’ng and Attends Ceremony...
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (2nd L) tours a steel complex in Ch’o'ngjin, North Hamgyo’ng Province (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK state media reported on 29 May... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits a KPA Fishery Station
Kim Jong Un (1) talks with senior KPA officials prior to touring a fishing boat during a visit to the 25 August Fishery Station of KPA Unit #313. Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Construction of Ski Park
Kim Jong Un stands at the bottom of a ski slope during his visit to the construction of the Masik Pass Skiing Grounds in Kangwo’n Province (Photo: Rodong... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Musan
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (1) looks at an open pit mine at the Musan Mining Complex in Musan County, North Hamgyo’ng Province (Photo: KCNA). Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Choe Ryong Hae Returns to DPRK
VMar Choe Ryong Hae (1) shakes hands with Kim Yong Il (2), Korean Workers’ Party Secretary and Director of the International Affairs Department, after arriving... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits KPA Supply Base and Food Factory
Kim Jong Un (1) looks at fish caught by the “supply base” of KPA Unit #639. Also in attendance is Col. Gen. Son Chol Ju (2) (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 26 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Construction of KPA Breeding Station
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (1) is briefed about the construction of KPA Breeding Station #621, a facility which will breed grass-fed livestock. Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gen. Kim Kyok Sik Lands at KPA General Staff
Gen. Kim Kyok Sik (annotated in a yellow box) was part of a group that saw off VMar Choe Ryong Hae (1) and a senior DPRK delegation on a trip to China at... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Choe Ryong Hae Arrives in Beijing for 3 Day Visit
VMar Choe Ryong, Director of the KPA General Political Department and Member of the KWP Political Bureau Presidium, poses for a commemorative photograph at... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Avian Influenza Outbreak at Duck Farm in Pyongyang
The Pyongyang Tudan Duck Farm in east Pyongyang, where an outbreak of avian flu was discovered in mid-April 2013 (Photos: Google image and KCNA/FLPH file... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY