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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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Kim Jong Un Visits Paektusan Architectural Institute
Kim Jong Un talks with senior officials of the Paektusan Architectural Institute (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits P’yo’ngso’ng Synthetic Leather Factory
Kim Jong Un tours the P’yo’ngso’ng Synthetic Leather Factory in a photo that appears on the cover of the July 12, 2016 edition of the WPK daily newspaper... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Government Sends Message to US Government, Briefs Asian Ambassadors
DPRK Foreign Ministry and DPRK government office buildings in central Pyongyang (Photo: NK Leadership Watch). The DPRK Government sent a message to the US... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ku’msusan
Kim Jong Un and WPK Vice Chairman pays his respects in the statue hall at Ku’msusan in a photograph published on the front page of the July 8, 2016 edition of... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Foreign Ministry Issues Statement on Kim Jong Un’s Sanctions Designation
DPRK Foreign Ministry and DPRK government office buildings in central Pyongyang (Photo: NK Leadership Watch). The DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement on... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Photo-op with Hwaso’ng 10 Personnel
Commemorative photograph in front of the Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang of Kim Jong Un and personnel involved in the July 22 Hwaso’ng-10 IRBM test as... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pak Pong Ju Tours Factories in N. P’yo’ngan, Medical Sites in Pyongyang
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju tours the knitting shop in the Sinu’iju Chemical Fiber Mill as published on the bottom left of page two of the June 29, 2016 edition... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends and Guides IRBM Hwaso’ng-10 Test
Kim Jong Un and senior Workers’ Party of Korea and Korean People’s Army personnel celebrate after the second test launch of the Hwaso’ng-10 (Photo: Rodong... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Kim Cho’ng-suk Textile Mill
Kim Jong Un talks with managers of the Kim Jong Suk Textile Mill in Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his inspection... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KJU Full Report to 7th Party Congress
On June 20 (Monday), DPRK state media disseminated the complete report delivered by Kim Jong Un during the 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK]. Read more
Posted on 21 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pak Pong Ju Visits Ryugyo’ng Pickle Factory and Industrial Sites in Hamhu’ng
DPRK Premier and WPK Political Bureau Presidium Member Pak Pong Ju [a] and State Planning Commission and WPK Political Bureau Member Ro Tu Chol [b] tours the... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Pyongyang Cornstarch Factory
Kim Jong Un issues instructions during a tour of the Pyongyang Cornstarch Factory. Also seen in attandance (left) is Jo Yong Won, WPK Organization Guidance... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Foreign Ministry Trashes “Precision Air Raid Operation”
DPRK Foreign Ministry and DPRK government office buildings in central Pyongyang (Photo: NK Leadership Watch). A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry on June... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits National Defense University
Kim Jong Un on the campus of the National Defense University. Also in attendance are WPK Vice Chairman for Munitions Industry Ri Man Gon (2nd right) and WPK... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ryugyong Pickle Factory
Kim Jong Un looks over production at the Ryugyo’ng Pickle Factory in suburban Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Minister of the PAF Issues Statement on Nukes
Photo: NK Leadership Watch graphic The Minister of the People’s Armed Forces (North Korea’s defense minister equivalent), General Pak Yong Sik issued a statemen... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
4th Session of the 13th SPA to Convene on June 29
Supreme People’s Assembly and DPRK Government (Photo: NK Leadership Watch graphic) The Supreme People’s Assembly [SPA] Presidium (standing committee) promulgate... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Renovated Pyongyang Sports Factory Reopens
View of participants in an event reopening the Pyongyang Sports Apparatus Factory on June 7, 2014 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). View of the Pyongyang Sports... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends KCU Photo-op and Concert
Kim Jong Un attends a commemorative photo-op in June 7, 2016 in Pyongyang with delegates to events marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean Children’s Union... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Choe T’ae Bok Visits Vietnam and Laos
WPK Vice Chairman and WPK Political Bureau Member Choe Tae Bok arrange a ribbon on a floral basket during a visit to the Kaysone Phomvihane memorial in... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
