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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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KJU Attends Concert with Participants of Conference of Party Cell Chairs
Kim Jong Un responds to audience applause during a concert given for participants in the 5th Conference of Party Cell Chairs in Pyongyang on December 29, 2017... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
2017 Five Year Economic Plan Review Conference
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju delivers a report on the Five Year Strategy to gathering DPRK officials from the party, state, economy and army in Pyongyang on Decembe... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Hamhu’ng
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju is briefed at an industrial production unit in Hamhu’ng, South Hamgyo’ng (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). DPRK state media reported on December... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Post-Party Cell Conference Meetings Held
A loyalty meeting of participants of the 5th Conference of Party Cell Chairpersons on December 26, 2017 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 28 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Suk’s 100th Birth Anniversary Marked
Commemorative stamp issued on December 23, 2017 for the 100th birth anniversary of Kim Jong Suk, first wife of Kim Il Sung and mother of Kim Jong Il, by the DPR... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KJU Attends Photo-op with Party Cell Conference Participants
Commemorative photograph of Kim Jong Un, senior WPK officials and participants in the 5th Conference of Party Cell Chairpersons in front of the conference’s... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Foreign Ministry Issues Spox Statement Reacting to UNSC
The DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a spokesman’s statement on December 24 (Sunday) responding to the latest sanctions promulgated by the UN Security Council. Read more
Posted on 25 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
5th Conference of Party Cell Chairs Closes
Kim Jong Un speaks during the last day of the 5th Conference of Party Cell Chairpersons at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on December 23, 2017 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 25 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
5th Party Cell Conference Opens
Kim Jong Un confers with WPK Vice Chairman Pak Kwang Ho and WPK Organization Guidance Department deputy director Jo Yong Won during the second day of the 5th... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Premier Tours Paekam Farm
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju inspects the Paekam Farm in Sunch’o’n County, South P’yo’ngan Province (Photo: KCNA). DPRK state media reported that on Saturday Octobe... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Tours Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory
Kim Jong Un is briefed about products of the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory on October 28, 2017. Also in attendance, tagged, are his sister Kim Yo Jong (A) and wif... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sep’o Stockbreeding Zone Opened
View of participants at an October 27, 2017 event opening the Sep’o Stockbreeding Zone in Kangwo’n Province (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 31 October 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
2nd Plenary Session of the 7th WPK Central Committee Held
Kim Jong Un speaks during the second plenary meeting of the 7th WPK Central Committee at a conference hall in the central party complex in Pyongyang on October... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pak Pong Ju Visits Sunch’o’n
Photo caption: Pak Pong Ju (center with blue hat) looking at Sunch’o’n Cement Complex. Photo: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun DPRK State media reported on Tuesday September... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Observes and Guides Another Hwasong-12 Test
Kim Jong Un acknowledges a KPA Strategic Force unit on September 15, 2017 (Photo: KCNA). KJU’s last observed appearance was his attendance at a photo-op with... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Photo-op with Schoolteachers
Kim Jong Un greets teachers working during a photo-op at Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). KJU’s last observed appearance was... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Foreign Ministry Issues Statement on UNSC Sanctions
The DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement on September 13 (Wednesday) in response to UN Security Council authorization of fresh sanctions on September 11... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KJU Participates in Three WMD Personnel Events
Kim Jong Un arrives at a September 9, 2017 concert in Pyongyang. Also in attendance are WPK Munitions Industries Department Deputy Director and Nuclear Weapons... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Conducts 6th Nuclear Test
Kim Jong Un is briefed about a nuclear device during a visit to a facility of the Nuclear Weapons Institute. Also in attendance, tagged, are Nuclear Weapons... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Attends Missile Test
KJU’s last observed appearance was his visit to a dental supply factory Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) attended and personally guided what the DPRK claimed to be... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY