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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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SPA Will Meet on April 11
The Supreme People’s Assembly [SPA] will gather in Pyongyang on April 11, according to a decree released by the SPA Presidium (standing committee) on March 15... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
PPJ Visits South Hwanghae
(Photo: Rodong Sinmun) DPRK state media reported on March 20 (Tuesday) that State Affairs Commission Vice Chair and Premier Pak Pong Ju [Pak Pong-chu]... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK-Russia Intergovernmental Committee Meets
Russian Minister for the Development of the Far East Aleksandr Galushka (left) and DPRK Minister for External Economic Relations (right) sign the minutes of... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Youth Farming Work Teams Hold Meeting
View of the venue of the national meeting or rural youth workteams and sub-workteams in Pyongyang on March 12, 2018 (Photo: KCNA). Read more
Posted on 22 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
International Women’s Day Meeting Held
View of the venue and participants at a central report meeting marking International Women’s Day in Pyongyang on March 8, 2018 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 12 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
PPJ Visits N. Hamyo’ng
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju and State Planning Commission Chairman and DPRK Vice Premier Ro Tu Chol (left) in North Hamgyo’ng (Photo: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 12 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Meets High-Level ROK Delegation
Kim Jong Un meets with a high-level ROK delegation in central Pyongyang on March 5, 2018. Also in attendance are WPK Vice Chairman and UFD Director Kim Yong Cho... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
PPJ Visits Industrial Sites
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju conducts an on-site inspection of the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex. Also in attendance are Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex chief... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Forestry and Environmental Officials Meet
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju reads from his notes during a meeting of forestry, land management and environmental protection officials at the People’s Palace of... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK-Cuba Solidarity Committee Meets
DPRK Education Commission Chairman and Korea-Cuba Solidarity Committee Chairman Kim Sung Du reads out a statement during the committee’s annual meeting on... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
PPJ Visits Ch’o’llima Iron Works
DPRK Premier and State Affairs Commission Vice Chairman Pak Pong Ju watches production at Ch’o’llima Steel Complex in Namp’o (Photo: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 21 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Government Officials Visit Ku’msusan on DOTSS
Senior DPRK Government officials process through the statue hall at Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on February 16, 2018 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 19 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Events Held for Day of the Shining Star
Fireworks displaying over the Chuch’e Tower in east Pyongyang held on February 16, 2018 to commemorate the birth anniversary of late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KJU Visits Ku’msusan on the Day of the Shining Star
Kim Jong Un and senior WPK Central Committee officials pay their respects in front of KIS and KJI statues at the Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang at... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Central Report Meeting Marking KJI’s Birthday
View of the platform of a central report meeting at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2018 marking the Day of the Shining Start, the birth anniversary... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hwang Pyong So Back After Four Month Public Absence
Hwang Pyong So applauds at the beginning of a central reporting meeting in Pyongyang on February 15, 2018 (Photo: KCTV-Yonhap). Read more
Posted on 16 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KPA Promotions Order Issued for the Day of the Shining Star
Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) issued a military promotions order for the occasion of the birthday of his father, late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il (Kim Cho’ng-il) on... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Choe Ryong Hae Visits South Hwanghae
Choe Ryong Hae (right) visits an agricultural machine shop in South Hwanghae Province. Also in attendance (2nd R) is South Hwanghae WPK Provincial Committee... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Loyalty Oath Meeting at Mt. Paektu
An oath taking meeting in front of Kim Jong Il’s official birthplace held in Samjiyo’n on February 12, 2018 (Photo: KCNA). Members of the DPRK central leadershi... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KJU Attends Photo-op with Samjiyo’n Orchestra
Kim Jong Un poses for a commemorative photograph with members of the Samjiyo’n Orchestra in Pyongyang on February 12, 2018. Also in attendance are Hyon Hak... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY