Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korean ICBM test ‘imminent’ ahead of US-ROK summit, says Seoul official
The official also suggested US expressed willingness to supply DPRK with COVID-19 aid but that Pyongyang unresponsive
May 18, 2022
Kim Jong Un hints at leadership purges due to COVID outbreak failures
North Korea records over 230,000 new ‘fever’ cases and six deaths as Kim calls for building new treatment centers
May 18, 2022
Yoon appoints lawmaker Cho Tae-yong as South Korea’s next ambassador to US
Cho previously helped support denuclearization talks with North Korea and was ambassador to Ireland and Australia
May 17, 2022
North Korea mobilizes army in fight against COVID-19 spread: State media
Six more deaths and over 269,000 ‘fever’ patients also recorded since Sunday
May 17, 2022
North Korea struggling to provide medicine amid COVID outbreak: Kim Jong Un
State media reports 50 dead and over 1.2 million cases since the start of the outbreak this month
May 16, 2022
Good troublemakers are the key to fixing democracy in South Korea
President Yoon may not appreciate that strengthening democratic institutions and norms starts by empowering the people
May 16, 2022
Yoon nominates Park Geun-hye’s vice national security adviser as head of NIS
Kim Kyou-hyun is also a career diplomat with expertise in U.S.-ROK relations
May 11, 2022
Former DPRK policy envoy to join Yoon administration as vice foreign minister
Lee Do-hoon played leading diplomatic role under Moon Jae-in, helped broker first-ever U.S-North Korea summit
May 9, 2022
State media review: North Korea raises alarm about harmful drought
An in-depth analysis of efforts to combat agricultural damage, DPRK ties with Southeast Asia and Labor Day celebrations
May 5, 2022
Timeline: From Kim’s ominous nuclear warnings to North Korea’s new missiles
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from April 1 - April 30
May 3, 2022
