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NK Leadership Watch
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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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Joint Conference on NYDA Held
DPRK Premier and State Affairs Commission Vice Chairman Pak Pong Ju addresses a meeting held on the sidelines of a joint conference held to implement the... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pak Pong Ju Tours February 8 Jikdong Youth Coal Mine
Pak Pong Ju touring February 8 Jikdong Youth Coal Mine (Photo: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun) DPRK state media reported that on January 2, 2017 (Monday) State Affairs... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun for the New Year
Kim Jong Un visits the Ku’msusan Memorial Palace of the Sun on January 1, 2017. Also in attendance are: DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho [a]; WPK Central... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ri Yong Gil Appointed Defense Minister (and is Still Still Alive)
General Ri Yong Gil (left) and the man he replaced as Minister of the People’s Armed Forces, General Pak Yong Sik (2nd left) at a January 2016 rally in Pyongyan... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
First Two Days of Primary Party Committee Chairs Conference Held
Kim Jong Un speaks during the first day of the first conference of primary party committee chairpersons on December 23, 2016 at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pak Pong Ju Tours Kim Jong Thae Locomotive Complex
Pak Pong Ju looking at electric locomotive wheels during his tour at the Kim Jong Thae Locomotive Complex on December 22. Photo: KCNA/Rodong Sinmun According... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
5th Anniversary of KJI Demise Marked
KJU’s last observed appearance was his visit to a KPA fishery station Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) visited Ku’msusan Palace of the Sun on the morning of Decembe... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pak Pong Ju Inspects Industrial Complexes
Pak Pong Ju touring an industrial plant Photo: KCNA DPRK state media reported on December 10, 2016 (Saturday) that State Affairs Commission vice chairman and... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Observes and Commands Large Live Fire Artillery Exercise
Kim Jong Un smiles whilst watching a live artillery exercise conducted by elements under the KPA Southwestern Command (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 02 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pak Pong Ju Visits Mines and Electric Complex
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju [a] visits the Komdok Mining Industry Complex in South Hamgyo’ng. Also in attedance is WPK Vice Chairman for Planning and Finance Kwak... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un and DPRK Central Leadership Visit Cuban Embassy
Kim Jong Un pays his respects to late Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the Cuban Embassy in east Pyongyang on November 28, 2016 (Photo: Rodong Sinmun). Read more
Posted on 30 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Premier Visits Hu’ngnam
DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju (right in the left hand photo) talks with Cabinet officials and industrial managers at the Hu’ngnam Fertilizer Complex (right photo)... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gen. Kim Myong Guk (1940-2016)
General Kim Myong Guk Former 1st Vice Chief of the Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Staff and Director of the General Staff Operations Bureau, General Kim... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Visits Samjiyo’n
Kim Jong Un visits the area near the KJI statue in Samjiyo’n County, Yanggang Province. Also in attendance are Yanggang WPK Provincial Committee Chairman Ri... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
DPRK Enters Mourning Period for Fidel
Late DPRK President and founder Kim Il Sung (Kim Il-so’ng) pins an award on Fidel Castro during a ceremony at the Ku’msusan Assembly Hall (now Ku’msusan Palace... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Observes and Guides Mountain Warfare Drill
Kim Jong Un greets members of a mountain warfare infantry element subordinate to KPA Unit #1045 in a photo which appeared top-center on the front page of the... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ryu Mi Yong Funeral Held
SPA Presidium Vice President Yang Hyong Sop speaks at a graveside service for Ryu Mi Yong on November 24, 2016 at Patriotic Martyrs’ Cemetery in the suburbs of... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kim Jong Un Inspects KPA Large Combined Unit #380 HQ
Kim Jong Un poses for a commemorative photograph with commanders, staff officers and service members of the headquarters element of KPA Large Combined Unit... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ryu Mi Yong (1921-2016)
Ryu Mi Yong (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) Ryu Mi Yong [Ryu Mi-yo’ng], Member of the Supreme People’s Assembly [SPA] Presidium, chairwoman of the Ch’o’ndoist Ch’o’ngu... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rally Marks 6th Anniversary of YP-do Shelling
View of participants at a November 23, 2016 army-party solidarity rally in Kangryo’ng County, South Hwanghae, marking the 6th anniversary of the artillery... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
