Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korean foreign minister meets with Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Kremlin says Choe Son Hui briefed leader on talks with Russian counterpart, where they denounced US-led ‘imperialists’
January 17, 2024
Ask a North Korean: Why a DPRK laborer in Russia decided to defect
A recent defector writes about growing disillusioned during 90s famine and how pandemic pushed him to make a break
North Korea’s ‘empty’ economic policies created major wealth gap: Kim Jong Un
Leader vows to rebuild industry in every city and town over next 10 years to address widespread ‘backward’ conditions
January 16, 2024
North Korea to redefine border, purge unification language from constitution
Kim Jong Un calls for destroying inter-Korean rail line and monument while warning of risk of war with ‘hostile’ South
January 16, 2024
Russian Far East eyes launch of passenger rail service to North Korea in 2024
Primorsky Krai wants to use trains for tourism, though experts say long journeys and low demand remain obstacles
January 15, 2024
New North Korean film reveals secret Kim Jong Un visits to weapons factories
Documentary about 2023 shows leader inspecting spaceport construction, rocket launchers disguised as trucks and more
January 15, 2024
From Moscow to Pyongyang: How Russia’s anger toward West drove it to North Korea
Russia began to reengage the DPRK around turn of millennium, but decades of effort have only recently born fruit
January 12, 2024
North Korea’s rural housing push expands nationwide, adding 20K homes in 2023
NK Pro finds fourfold increase in village openings, with new neighborhoods in nearly every city and county
January 12, 2024
Predicting 2024: Why Kim Jong Un will meet Xi and Putin, but keep borders shut
In second of two-part series, NK Pro forecasts North Korean labor exports, tourism restart, rejection of aid and more
January 11, 2024
Sporting glory: Inside North Korea’s failed bid to become an athletic powerhouse
From the 1980s, Kim regime used sports to engage South Korea and win support, but economic problems thwarted its plans
January 10, 2024
