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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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Rodong Sinmun Turns 70
View of the rostrum at a November 2 meeting marking the 70th anniversary of Rodong Sinmun (Photo: KCTV) A meeting commemorating the 70th anniversary of the... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Observes AA Rocket Exercises
Kim Jong Un watches live fire anti-air rocket drills (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to the Pyongyang Catfish Farm... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Tours Flood Recovery Work in Raso’n
(Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his visit to the Paektusan Youth Power Plant DPRK state media reported on September 18... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Head of DPRK Atomic Energy Institute Gives Interview to NK Press
Sa The director of the DPRK’s Atomic Energy Institute (technically subordinate to the Ministry of Atomic Energy and Industry) gave an interview to DPRK state... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NADA Director Gives Interview to NK Press
The Director of the DPRK National Aerospace Development Administration [NADA] gave an interview to DPRK state media on September 14 (Monday) with regard to... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Paektusan Youth Power Station
Kim Jong Un posese for a photograph in front of a dam that is part of the Paektusan Youth Power Station (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 14 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kyodo News Delegation Visits the DPRK
Kyodo News President Masaki Fukuyama (2nd R) and a delegation from Kyodo visit the Pyongyang Home for the Aged on September 11, 2015 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 14 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Centenary of the Birth of Ryu Kyong Su Commemorated
Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee Member Hwang Sun Hui (a.) delivers a floral bouquet to the memorial bust of her husband Ryu Kyong Su (1915-1958) at th... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Central Report Meeting Marks Foundation Day
Overview of the venue of the central reporting meeting in Pyongyang on September 8, 2015 to mark the 67th anniversary of the DPRK’s foundation (Photo: Rodong... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Meets with Cuban Delegation and Attends Concert
Kim Jong Un meets with a Cuban government delegation led by Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez in Pyongyang on September 7, 2015. Read more
Posted on 08 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Raso’n Flood Damage and Other Sites
DPRK state media reported on September 7 (Monday) that Cabinet Premier Pak Pong Ju (Pak Po’ng-chu) visited flood damaged parts of Raso’n. Read more
Posted on 08 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Sinu’iju Measuring Instrument Factory
Kim Jong Un speaks next to a CNC machine during a visit to the Sinu’iju Measuring Instruments Factory (Photo: KCNA). Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Expanded Central Military Commission Meeting Held
Kim Jong Un presides over an expanded meeting of the Party Central Military Commission. DPRK did not disclose when the meeting took place (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 23 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Expanded Political Bureau Meeting Held
Kim Jong Un addresses an expanded meeting of the WPK Political Bureau in Pyongyang on February 18, 2014 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ku’msusan on KJI Birth Anniversary
Kim Jong Un visits the Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on February 16, 2015. Also in attendance (L-R) are Gen. Ri Yong Gil (Chief of the KPA General... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Military Promotions Effected for the Day of the Shining Star
Kim Jong Un’s military promotions order for the Day of the Shining Star (KJI’s birth anniversary), as it appeared in the February 15, 2015 edition of Rodong... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Mirae Scientists’ Street Construction Project
Kim Jong Un talks with a KPA construction manager during a tour of the Mirae Scientists Street in Pyongyang. Also in attendance (right) is VMar Hwang Pyong So,... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
WPK Political Bureau Meeting Resolves to “Meaningfully” Celebrate the Party’s...
Graphic of current Political Bureau membership (Photo: NK Leadership Watch graphic). The Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK; KWP] Central Committee Political Bureau... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Yo Jong Married?
Kim Yo Jong (circled) with a gold ring on the third finger of her left hand (box) at the Pyongyang Baby Home and Orphanage on January 1, 2015 (Photo: Rodong... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Pyongyang Orphanage and Baby Home
Kim Jong Un leafs through a children’s book during a visit to the Pyongyang Baby Home and Orphanage on January 1, 2015. Also in attendance is Ri Ch’ae-il... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY
