Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Putin discusses Ukraine war in phone call with Kim Jong Un ahead of Trump summit
North Korean state media’s first-ever report on Kim phone call with a world leader leaves out detail on Alaska talks
August 13, 2025
Belarus leader denies he initially knew of North Korean troop dispatch to Russia
Lukashenko backtracks after previously dismissing deployment reports as ‘rubbish,’ claiming Putin informed him later
August 11, 2025
North Korea begins dismantling border loudspeakers, days after the South
Seoul welcomes apparently reciprocal move, though ROK military says full extent of work remains unclear
August 11, 2025
DPRK expanded loudspeaker network weeks before ROK dismantles its own
JCS says North added more speakers, reportedly in May and June, but has not resumed anti-ROK broadcasts along the border
August 8, 2025
Pyongyang may reopen talks if Washington accepts nuke reality: Ex-US official
Ned Price cited Kim Yo Jong’s recent statement as indication of shift in DPRK’s diplomatic messaging
August 8, 2025
US defense official highlights ROK’s leading role in defense against DPRK
Elbridge Colby praised ROK military spending, readiness while urging alliance modernization amid regional threats
August 6, 2025
Sea of North Korean greenhouses takes shape on China’s doorstep: Imagery
NK Pro analysis confirms Kim Jong Un’s claim that project is larger than last 3 major greenhouse farms combined
August 5, 2025
South Korea to cremate body of North Korean man after Pyongyang fails to respond
Seoul moves ahead with unclaimed body procedures following silence from DPRK despite multiple repatriation offers
August 5, 2025
From ☕ to ☔: How North Korea put its stamp on the global emoji keyboard
Multiple DPRK pictograms have entered Unicode’s character set, but not all the socialist regime’s proposals made the cut
August 4, 2025
Seoul begins removing loudspeakers along border with North Korea
Dismantling is aimed at lowering tensions and follows President Lee’s call to halt cross-border broadcasts
August 4, 2025
