Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
‘Leave while you still can’: Kim Jong Un fires vice premier at factory ceremony
North Korean leader warns of chronic incompetence among party officials, disrupting his hopes for economic development
January 20, 2026
Kim Jong Un urges youth to abandon ‘dreams’ to go to war, hard labor sites
North Korean leader draws contrast with ‘moral depravity’ of young people in other countries in speech to Youth League
January 19, 2026
How North Korea gave citizens a one-sided view of alleged ROK drone intrusions
A recap of everything in state media this week, from partial coverage of drone news to Kim Jong Un’s reduced visibility
January 16, 2026
Investors in inter-Korean projects call for Seoul to lift North Korea sanctions
South Korean business groups criticize May 24 Measures for hampering trade, even as Pyongyang spurns cooperation
January 15, 2026
ROK military finds general guilty of treason over North Korea drone incursions
Committee says ex-chief of counterintelligence command aimed to provoke DPRK retaliation in 2024 to justify martial law
January 15, 2026
Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims
Drone flights into the DPRK by South Korean civilians would be an armistice breach subject to punishment, Seoul says
January 14, 2026
Prosecutors seek death penalty for Yoon for martial law, inciting North Korea
Special counsel asks South Korean court for maximum legal punishment, though actual execution is highly unlikely
January 14, 2026
North Korea builds 2nd private car dealership, gaming center in elite district
Kim Jong Un vows to provide modern amenities nationwide during inspection of skyscraper projects in Pyongyang
January 12, 2026
How North Korea will control battle-tested troops returning from the Ukraine war
Pyongyang faces the challenge of reintegrating soldiers exposed to potentially dangerous outside info in Russia
January 12, 2026
North Korea threatens response to drone incursions, rejects Seoul’s denial
Kim Yo Jong says South Korea responsible for drone intrusion regardless of civilian or military origin
January 11, 2026
