Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Lee, Ishiba pledge to work toward North Korean denuclearization at last talks
South Korean and Japanese leaders stress importance of military cooperation with US as Ishiba prepares to step down
October 1, 2025
Xi Jinping unlikely to visit North Korea for expected military parade: Seoul
Unification ministry cites Chinese leader’s planned trip to South for APEC as reason for skipping Oct. 10 celebrations
September 30, 2025
Lee Jae-myung’s ‘E.N.D.’ game, two states debate and North Korea-China talks
NK News’ Joon Ha Park discusses Lee’s first speech to UN and controversy over recognizing DPRK as a separate country
September 30, 2025
Seoul won’t change constitution to accept North Korea as separate state: Chung
Unification minister says recognizing Koreas as two countries remains too controversial, despite endorsing the position
September 30, 2025
North Korean arms factories race to show progress ahead of party congress
Construction on weapons plants is likely tied to push to boost production of drones, missiles and rocket engines
September 30, 2025
Lee Jae-myung’s OPCON ambitions clash with his vision for North Korea peace
Taking control of South Korea troops from US requires military buildup that will anger Pyongyang, undermining diplomacy
September 29, 2025
Seoul’s top diplomat urges Russia to end military cooperation with North Korea
Cho Hyun voices concern about ties over Ukraine war in first talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov
September 29, 2025
Why South Korea’s Left is embracing a two-state solution to North Korea
Chung Dong-young’s claim that Koreas are separate countries concedes a reality long papered over by political fictions
September 29, 2025
Kim Jong Un sends letter to Xi Jinping expressing resolve to strengthen ties
An in-depth analysis of warming North Korea-China relations, Kim’s gift of excavators, the leader’s grandma and more
September 26, 2025
A North Korean general’s forgotten memoir illuminates the regime’s brutality
Firsthand account of Kim Il Sung’s purges shows how the DPRK turned to concentration camps as a tool of political terror
September 26, 2025
