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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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NDC Issues “Open Letter” on North-South Military Talks
DPRK National Defense Commission as of May 13, 2016 (Photo: NK Leadership Watch graphic) The DPRK National Defense Commission [NDC] issued an “open letter” on... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ho Chol Yong-managed Machine Plant
Kim Jong Un tours the machine plant managed by Ho Chol Yong (Photos: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to KPA Central Tree... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cargo Ship Launched
May 15, 2016 ceremony at Ryongnam Dockyard in Namp’o launching a new cargo ship Jaryok (Photo: Korean Central TV). (Photo: Korean Central TV) The cargo ship... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jog Un Visits KPA Tree Nursery #122
Kim Jong Un tours KPA Tree Nursery #122. Also in attendance (left) is Minister of Land and Environmental Protection Kim Kyong Jun (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) Kim Jon... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Machinery and Equipment Exhibition
Kim Jong Un sits in a tractor manufactured by the Ku’mso’ng Tractor Plant in Chagang Province whilse touring an exhibition on machines and equipment (Photo:... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Photo-op with Party Congress Participants
Commemorative photograph of Kim Jong Un, members of the WPK leadership and participants in the 7th Party Congress, outside the April 25 House of Culture in... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Post-Party Congress Events
Kim Jong Un waves to parade participants in Kim Il Sung Square on May 10, 2016 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Power Organizations After 7th Party Congress
(Photo: NK Leadership Watch Graphic) The Political Bureau (Photo: NK Leadership Watch graphic) There were three distinct changes to the Political Bureau. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
WPK Central Committee and Central Auditing Commission Meet
The Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee Office Complex #1 in central Pyongyang. Departments and sections in the image are: the Organization Guidance... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Fourth and Final Day of the 7th Party Congress
Kim Jong Un delivers closing remarks during the final day of the 7th Party Congress on May 9, 2016 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) Kim Jong Un’s last observed... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Third Day of the 7th Party Congress
Kim Jong Un speaks during the third day of the 7th Party Congress on May 8, 2016 (Photo: KCNA). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his attendance at... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
WPK Central Committee Report to 7th Party Congress
Kim Jong Un delivers the report of the WPK Central Committee during the second day of the 7th Party Congress at April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang on May... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Second Day of the 7th Party Congress
Kim Jong Un delivers the report of the WPK Central Committee during the second day of the 7th Party Congress at April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang on May... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Delivers Opening Speech and the First Day of the 7th Party Congress
View of the platform and venue of the 7th Party Congress on its first day at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang on May 6, 2016 (Photo: KCNA). Read more
Posted on 06 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
70-Day Campaign Officially Ends, Sets the Table for 7th Party Congress
Photo montage published in the May 5, 2016 edition of Rodong Sinmun highlighting 70-day battle accomplishments (Photo: Rodong Sinmun/KCNA). Read more
Posted on 06 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
7th Party Congress Delegates Activities on May 4
7the Party Congress participants watch a performance of the opera Victory of the Revolution Is in Sight at Pyongyang Grand Theater on May 4, 2016 (Photo:... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
7th Party Congress Participant Activities on May 3, 2016
Seventh Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea delegates and observers stand in front of the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in central... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KPA P’anmunjo’m Mission Releases Memo on US “Criminal War Moves”
Top former and current officials of the KPA Mission to P’anmunjo’m. Top: A North Korean delegation led by Lt. Gen. Kim Yong-chol (front center) crosses the... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Illustrating the 7th Party Congress
With the convocation of the Seventh (7th) Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] on May 6 (Friday) some further information illustrating about what the... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Party Congress Delegates Arrive in Pyongyang, as Cultural Events Mark Congress’...
Delegates and observers arrive at Pyongyang Central Railway Station on May 2, 2016 and are bused to their local accommodations (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 03 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
