Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
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
North Korea accuses South of sending drones to surveil sensitive military sites
Seoul denies accusations and any intent to escalate tensions, ordering investigation into possible civilian involvement
January 10, 2026
US says seizure of tankers linked to Venezuela sends a warning to North Korea
Energy secretary cites actions this week as evidence that Washington will take steps to enforce sanctions
January 9, 2026
New evidence points to North Korean factory’s role in making long-range missiles
NK Pro finds ICBM officials also visited Feb. 11 plant again, including one back from helping Russia attack Ukraine
January 9, 2026
