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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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Floral Wreath Laying Ceremony Held at Martyrs’ Cemeteries for KPA 81st...
A floral basket from Kim Jong Un sits in front of a monument and memorial stones at the Patriotic Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on 24 April 2013. Read more
Posted on 24 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Tours Agricultural Sites in S. Hwanghae Province and Visits Kim Jon...
DPRK Cabinet Premier Pak Pong Ju (2nd R) tours an agricultural site in South Hwanghae Province (Photo: KCNA) DPRK state media reported on 23 April (Tuesday) tha... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wreath Laying Ceremonies Commemorate 121st Anniversary of Kang Pan Sok’s Birth
A floral wreath-laying ceremony at the grave Kang Pan Sok (1892-1932) in Mangyo’ngdae, Pyongyang on 21 April 2013. The ceremony marked the 121st anniversary of... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Ambassador Presents Letter of Credence to Mongolian President
DPRK Ambassador to Mongolia, Hong Gyu (L), shakes hands with Mongolian President Taskhiagiin Elbegdorj (R) in Ulan Bator on 16 April 2013 (Photo: Info... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Documentary Film Aired on Moranbong Band Visit to KPA Large Combined Unit #630
On or around 15 April (Monday) DPRK state media broadcast a documentary film about a 11 April 2013 visit by members of the DPRK core elite and a concert by the... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Choe Ryong Hae Tours War Museum and Soldiers’ Cemetery Construction
VMar Choe Ryong Hae (foreground, C) tours the construction of the renovated Victorious Fatherland Liberation Museum in Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) DPRK... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Watches Sports Contests and U’nhasu Orchestra Concert on Sun’s Day
Kim Jong Un (seated 2nd L) watches a sports contest between the Kim Il Sung Military University and and Kim Il SungUniversity of Politics in Pyongyang on 15... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Memorial Palace of the Sun
Kim Jong Un (7th L) and members of the Party Central Military Commission and DPRK National Defense Commission visit Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyong at... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
National Meeting Commemorated 101st Anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s Birth
A view of the platform (rostrum) and participants at a national meeting held in Pyongyang on 14 April 2013 to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the birth of... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Moranbong Band Plays for KPA Large Combined Unit #630
A Moranbong Band performance (Photos: KCTV screengrabs/NKLW file photo) DPRK state media reported on 12 April (Friday) that the Moranbong Band gave a performanc... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KIS and KJU Statues Dedicated at People’s Security Headquarters
Statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the headquarters of the Ministry of People’s Security in Pyongyang, after a dedication ceremony held on 14 April 2013... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KPA General Staff Denies Cyberattack on ROK
Chief of the KPA General Staff, Gen. Hyon Yong Chol (L) and an organizational graphic of the KPA General Staff (R) (Photo: Rodong Sinmun; graphic by Michael... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ministry of Atomic Energy Industry Established
Haeun-2-dong, P’yo’ngch’o'n District, Pyogyang where the offices of the General Department of Atomic Energy are presently located. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
National Meeting Commemorates KJU’s Election as Party 1st Secretary and NDC 1st...
Overview of an 11 April 2013 meeting at 25 April House of Culture in Pyongyang. The meeting marked Kim Jong Un’s election as KWP 1st Secretary and 1st Chairman... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
20th Anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s Election as NDC Chairman Commemorated
View of the platform (rostrum) and participants at a national meeting commemorating the 20th anniversary of the election of Kim Jong Il to National Defense... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Yang Gon Visits Kaesong Industrial Complex, Withdraws DPRK Workers
Kim Yang Gon (C) meeting with residents of the Ch’angjon Street apartment complex in July 2012. On 8 April 2013 Kim Yang Gon met with officials at the Kaesong... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KPA General Staff Says It “Will Take Powerful Practical Military Countermeasures”
Gen. Hyon Yong Chol, Chief of the KPA General Staff (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) Graphic of the control channels of the KPA General Staff. Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
7th Session of the 12th SPA Held
The Mansudae Assembly Hall, seat of the Supreme People’s Assembly (Photo: Google image) DPRK state media reported on 1 April (Monday) that the 12th Supreme... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Party Central Committee Convenes Plenary Meeting
Kim Jong Un raises his right hand at the start of the KWP Central Committee plenary meeting in Pyongyang on 31 March 2013. Also seen in attendance on the... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Tours Sites in North P’yo’ngan Province
DPRK Cabinet Premier Choe Yong Rim (3rd L) tours the Jangsan Cooperative Farm in Ryongchon County, North Pyongan Province (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) DPRK state medi... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY