Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korea ignores recent troop deaths, tempers anti-US message on war holiday
Coverage of Kim Jong Un’s appearances for Korean War anniversary suggest sensitivity over military deployment to Russia
July 28, 2025
Lee Jae-myung emphasizes restoring trust after North Korea spurns engagement
Seoul’s unification minister also proposes adjusting US-ROK drills after Kim Yo Jong slams Lee’s inter-Korean policy
July 28, 2025
North Korea jams GPS signals near maritime border, leading ROK to warn ships
Seoul’s science ministry confirms disruptions in Yellow Sea earlier this week due to jamming signals traced to DPRK
July 25, 2025
Bulgarian envoy presents credentials in North Korea after embassy reopening
Sofia says Andrey Tehov, who also serves as Bulgaria’s envoy to China, will be based in Beijing
July 24, 2025
Seoul not currently planning to invite Kim Jong Un to APEC summit in South
But foreign ministry says host country is allowed to invite a non-member like the DPRK to the annual regional forum
July 24, 2025
How North Korea’s Kim rulers manage elites to guarantee regime survival
Edward Goldring and Peter Ward discuss the tools autocrats use to consolidate power during leadership transitions
July 24, 2025
Kim Jong Un tests ‘combat deployment’ readiness at artillery drills
Drills feature anti-South Korea war tactics but come amid North’s deployment to help Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
July 24, 2025
North Korean scholar separated from family in South reappears in state media
Essay by Rim Soon Ung appears to confirm he is alive, 25 years after he met his siblings in Seoul
July 23, 2025
North Korean ChatGPT, renaming the unification ministry and Seoul’s main enemy
NK News’ Joon Ha Park discusses a flurry of hearings for ROK ministry nominees and what they had to say about the DPRK
July 22, 2025
North Korea’s remarkably secretive plenum hinted at mid-year financial strain
New clues offer insights into reshuffles at June meeting, while suggesting difficulties funding prestige construction
July 22, 2025
