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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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Agricultural Workers Union Commemorates 70th Anniversary
The Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea [UAWK] commemorated its 70th anniversary with a meeting and concert at the People’s Palace of Culture in Pyongyang... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Workers and Social Organizations Hold Meetings
Central Workers’ Hall in 2012 (Photo: NK Leadership Watch file photo). The General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea [GFTUK] met in Pyongyang on January 28... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Kim Jong Suk Textile Mill
Kim Jong Un tours the Kim Cho’ng-suk Textile Mill in Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to Ku’mkop Foodstuff... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Taean Heavy Machine Complex and Sports Equipment Factory
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju tours the Taean Heavy Machine Complex in Namp’o, South P’yo’ngan Province (Photo: KCNA). DPRK state media reported on January 25... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Agricultural Sites in South Hwanghae Province
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (a) tours a waterway project in Haeju, South Hwanghae Province (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK state media reported on January 23... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Power Station Cadres and Workers Receive Eponymous Award
Paektusan Youth Power Station Dam #2 under development during 2013 (Photo: NK Economy Watch). DPRK state media reported on January 23 (Saturday) that nearly... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ku’mkop General Foodstuffs Factory
Kim Jong Un tours Ku’mkop General Foodstuff Factory (Photo: Rodong Sinmun/KCNA). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to the Youth Movement... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Meets with Nuclear Scientists
Kim Jong Un poses for a commemorative photograph in front of the WPK Central Committee Office Building #1 with senior managers and personnel involved in the... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces
Kim Jong Un speaks to senior KPA command staff in a conference room at the Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces (Photo: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 10 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Announces Fourth Nuclear Test
Kim Jong Un signs a document authorizing what the DPRK says was a test of a hydrogen bomb (Photo: KCNA-Yonhap) The DPRK government announced that it conducted... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Kim Yang Gon’s Viewing and Wake
Kim Jong Un touches the embalmed body of WPK Secretary Kim Yang Gon, whilst attending a viewing and wake in Pyongyang on December 30, 2015. Read more
Posted on 31 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Yang Gon Funeral Committee
State funeral committee for Kim Yang Gon (Photo: NK Leadership Watch/Rodong Sinmun/KCNA). Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Secretary and Director of the United... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits January 18 General Machinery Plant
Kim Jong Un visits the January 18 General Machinery Plant in South P’yo’ngan Province (Photo: KCNA). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ku’msusan to Mark KJI Death Anniversary
Kim Jong Un and members of the KPA high command visit Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun at midnight on December 17, 2015 (Photo: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 17 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Pyongchon Revolutionary Site
Kim Jong Un tours the P’yo’ngch’o’n Revolutionary Site in central Pyongyang (Photos: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Mangyo’ngdae Schoolchildren’s Palace Reopens
View of a December 8, 2015 ceremony reopening the Mangyo’ngdae Schoolchildren’s Palace in Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). The renovated Mangyo’ngdae... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends 4th Conference of KPA Artillery Personnel
Kim Jong Un addresses the fourth conference of KPA Artillery personnel in Pyongyang on December 3, 2015 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 05 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Chief Prosecutor Meets Vietnam’s President
Vietnamese President Trương Tấn Sang sharks hands with Jang Pyong Gyu, Director of the DPRK Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, in Hanoi on December 2, 2015 (Photo:... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits KPA Tree Nursery #122
Kim Jong Un tours a greenhouse at KPA Tree Nursery #122. Also in attendance is VMar Hwang Pyong So [A], O Su Yong [B] and Jo Yong Won [C] (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 03 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Renovated Mangyo’ngdae Schoolchildren’s Palace
Kim Jong Un tours the renovated Mangyo’ngdae Schoolchildren’s Palace in west Pyongyang. Also in attendance are Kim Yang Gon [A], Ma Won Chun [B] and Ri Il Hwan... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY
