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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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PPJ Visits Construction of Wo’nsan Tourist Zone
DPRK Premier and State Affairs Commission Vice Chairman Pak Pong Ju is briefed about construction of the Wo’nsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone (Photo: Rodong... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Meets High-Level Delegation
Kim Jong poses for a commemorative photo in central Pyongyang on February 12, 2018. Also in this photo are members of the country’s high-level delegation to... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Parade Held to Mark the 70th Anniversary of the KPA’s Foundation
During a Feburary 8, 2018 parade in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un smiles and applauds with top four members of the KPA command: (L-R) Minister of the People’s Armed... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wreath Laying Ceremonies Held for KPA Foundation Day
Senior officials of the WPK, the KPa and DPRK Government participate in a floral wreath laying ceremony at the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery in Pyongyang on... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Foreign Ministry Issues Statement About DPRK-US Interaction at Pyeongchang...
Jo Yong Sam [Photo: Rodong Sinmun]DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department Director-General Jo Yong Sam [Cho Yo’ng-sam] issued a statement about potential... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Yo Jong Sees Off Samjyo’n Orchestra as It Heads for ROK
DPRK musicians and singers, including members of the Samjiyo’n Orchestra depart at Pyongyang Central Railway Station on February 5, 2018. Read more
Posted on 07 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Foreign Ministry Institute for American Studies Issues Spox Statement on...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Kim Il Sung Square The American Studies Institute of the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a spokesman’s... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
PPJ Visits Dental Hygiene Products Factory
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju is briefed about production at Pyongyang Dental Hygiene Products. (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK state media reported on February 2... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cabinet Plenary Meeting 2018
A poster released on January 30, 2018 which says “A Revolutionary General Offensive” in the red flag along the top and “All to be Carrying Out the Important... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KJU and RSJ Participate in a Test Drive of a Trolley Bus
Kim Jong Un and Ri Sol Ju (foreground, back to the camera) participate in a test ride on a trolley bus on February 3, 2018. Also in attendance are Jo Yong Won... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ri Yong Ho Sends Letter to UNSG
DPRK Foreign Minister and State Affairs Commission Member Ri Yong Ho DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho [Ri Yo’ng-ho] sent a letter to United Nations... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KJU Visits Pyongyang Trolley Bus Factory
Kim Jong Un talks with WPK Vice Chairman O Su Yong during a visit to the Pyongyang Trolley Bus Factory (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 01 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pak Pong Ju Inspects C1 Chemical Industry Construction Site
Pak Pong Ju inspecting C1 Chemical Industry construction site in Jan 2018 Photo: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun DPRK state media reported on January 25, 2018 that State... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KJU and RSJ Visit Pyongyang Pharmaceutical Factory
Kim Jong Un is briefed about products of the Pyongyang Pharmaceutical Factory. In attendance, right, is his wife Ri Sol Ju (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 26 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
8 February Army Day to Be Commemorated
A sidearm presented in 1940 by Kim Il Sung to his first wife Kim Jong Suk (Photo: KCNA). The Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Political Bureau publicized a decisio... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Choe Ryong Hae Visits Sinu’iju
Choe Ryong Hae inspects products of the Sinu’iju Cosmetics Factory. Also in attendance (background) is Kim Nung O, Chairman of the North P’yo’ngan WPK Provincia... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Choe Ryong Hae to OGD? [revised 13 JAN 2018]
WPK Vice Chairman and State Affairs Commission Vice Chairman Choe Ryong Hae delivers a report to the party cell chairpersons’ conference in Pyongyang on Decembe... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Choe Ryong Hae Inspects Two Foodstuff Factories
Choe Ryong Hae is briefed about products at Songdowon Foodstuffs Factory in Wo’nsan, Kangwo’n (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) DPRK state media reported one January 8,... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Year Gathering in Pyongyang
Pak Pong Ju (center) and other senior officials attend Pyongyang gathering on Jan 4. Photo: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun DPRK state media reported on January 4, 2018... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Year’s Address
Kim Jong Un delivers the New Year’s speech (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) delivered the 2018 New Year’s Address from what appeared to be... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY