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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 Observes and Guides Military Exercises
Kim Jong Un observes a combined arms exercise. Also seen in attendance (left) is General Ri Myong Su, appointed Chief of the KPA General Staff earlier this mont... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pak Pong Ju Visits Industrial Sites in S. Hamgyo’ng
Pak Pong Ju tours Ryongso’ng Machine Complex in Hamhu’ng South Hamgyo’ng Province (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK state media reported on February 18 (Thursday)... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Awards Ceremony and Photo-op with KMS-4 Personnel
Kim Jong Un addresses personnel involved in the launch of the Kwangmyo’ngso’ng-4 at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on February 17, 2016 (Photo: Rodong... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Joint Slogans Announced for 7th Party Congress
Front page of the February 18, 2016 Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee daily newspaper Rodong Sinmun showing joint slogans issued by the WPK CC and WPK... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ku’msusan on KJI Birthday
Kim Jong Un (right) and his wife Ri Sol Ju visits Ku’msuan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on February 16, 2016, accompanied by KPA adjutants (Photo: Rodong... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KCU Holds KJI Birthday Induction Ceremony
Inductees of the Korean Children’s Union at a February 16, 2016 ceremony in Pyongyang (top) and the induction ceremony (bottom) (Photos: KCNA). Read more
Posted on 17 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Central Report Meeting Commemorates KJI’s Birth Anniversary
Overview of a national report meeting held at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2016 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Kim Jong Il (Photo:... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Events Held to Mark Day of the Shining Star (KJI Birthday)
The DPRK held a series of cultural events and meetings during February 10 to February 16 to mark the Day of the Shining Star, or birth anniversary of late DPRK... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Banquet and Concert with KMS-4 Personnel
Kim Jong Un speaks at a banquet hosted for personnel who participated in the launch of the Kwangmyo’ngso’ng-4 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 15 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Fall of Ri Yong Gil
Gen. Ri Yong Gil at one of his last observed appearances in January 2016 (Photo: KCTV screengrab). General Ri Yong Gil has been removed from office as Chief of... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KPA Service Personnel Meet for Day of the Shining Star
A loyalty meeting of KPA service members and officers at Ku’msusan Palace in Pyongyang on February 14, 2016 to mark Kim Jong Il’s birth anniversary, the day of... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Yong Chol Visits Laos
Kim Yong Chol (background, left) meets with Lao People’s Revolutionary Party General-Secretary Bounnhang Vorachith (background, right) at the LPRP Central... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
CPRK Issues Statement on the Closure of Kaeso’ng Industrial Zone
Kaesong Industrial Complex (Kaesong Industrial Zone) (Photo: Google image/NK Economy Watch) The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (also known... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ri Myong Su Reappears at KMS-4 Meeting
General Ri Myong Su (left) with other senior DPRK officials at a February 8, 2016 rally celebrating the launch of the Kwangmyo’ngso’ng-4 (Photo: KCTV screen... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pyongyang Mass Rally Celebrates KMS-4 Launch
View of Pyongyang citizens in Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang on February 8, 2016 during a mass rally celebrating the launch of the Kwangmyo’nso’ng... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Issued Launch Order on February 6
Image of Kim Jong Un authorizing the launch of Kwangmyo’ngso’ng-4 shown during a special news bulletin on Korean Central Television on February 7, 2016 (Photo:... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NADA Releases Report on Feb. 7 Space Launch
DPRK state media released a report from the DPRK National Aerospace Development Administration on February 7 (Sunday) in connection to its launch of a long-rang... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Paektusan Youth Power Station
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (a) and State Planning Commission Chairman and Vice Premier Ro Tu Chol (b) tour the Paektusan Youth Hero Power Station #3 in Yangkang... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Yong Chol Elevated to Secretary of the United Front Department
A man resembling Kim Yong Chol makes notes during a joint meeting of the WPK Central Committee and KPA WPK Committee in Pyongyang, held on February 2 and... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
WPK Central Committee and KPA Party Committee Hold Expanded Joint Meeting
Kim Jong Un speaks at a joint expanded meeting of the WPK Central Committee and KPA WPK Committee at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
