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Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

North Korea’s new rules delay leadership track for Kim’s daughter

North Korea’s new rules delay leadership track for Kim’s daughter

The party revisions represent a near-complete restructuring of North Korea’s governing norms around leader Kim Jong Un

North Korea’s new rules delay leadership track for Kim’s daughter
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy September 3, 2026
North Korea kicks off its first national teachers conference in 7 years

North Korea kicks off its first national teachers conference in 7 years

Kim Jong Un during a national conference stressed that education is ‘the most important state affair.’

North Korea kicks off its first national teachers conference in 7 years
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung September 3, 2026
Russia, North Korea to name car bridge after Soviet hero who saved Kim Il Sung

Russia, North Korea to name car bridge after Soviet hero who saved Kim Il Sung

Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin didn’t provide specifics, only saying the bridge will be launched soon

Russia, North Korea to name car bridge after Soviet hero who saved Kim Il Sung
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin September 3, 2026
China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry
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China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry

Beijing may gain from reduced tensions and weaker alliance cohesion, even as direct US-DPRK talks threaten its influence

China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry
John Petrushka
John Petrushka September 3, 2026
Trump-Kim summit could do more harm than good for US interests, Bolton warns

Trump-Kim summit could do more harm than good for US interests, Bolton warns

Former adviser says he's ‘skeptical’ about concessions from the DPRK, which is boosted by Russian and Chinese support

Trump-Kim summit could do more harm than good for US interests, Bolton warns
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy September 2, 2026
Trump-Kim summit ‘possible at any time,’ South Korean spy agency says

Trump-Kim summit ‘possible at any time,’ South Korean spy agency says

NIS says there are ‘signs of dialogue,’ despite lack of confirmed US-North Korea contact and Pyongyang’s denial

Trump-Kim summit ‘possible at any time,’ South Korean spy agency says
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy September 1, 2026
North Korea reshuffles top military leadership, replaces defense minister

North Korea reshuffles top military leadership, replaces defense minister

Kim Song Gi named defense minister as Pak Jong Chon returns as vice chairman of military commission

North Korea reshuffles top military leadership, replaces defense minister
Joon Ha Park
Joon Ha Park August 30, 2026
Kim Jong Un returns as state media stays silent on missiles, flood damage
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Kim Jong Un returns as state media stays silent on missiles, flood damage

A recap of everything in state media this week, from Songun nostalgia to rain warnings and more anti-Japan messaging

Kim Jong Un returns as state media stays silent on missiles, flood damage
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung August 28, 2026
Trump’s outreach, Seoul’s dilemma and lessons from decades inside the DPRK
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Trump’s outreach, Seoul’s dilemma and lessons from decades inside the DPRK

Joon Ha Park talks the latest from Kim Yo Jong, while Mike Chinoy and Kathi Zellweger reflect on famine, aid and change

Trump’s outreach, Seoul’s dilemma and lessons from decades inside the DPRK
Alannah Hill
Alannah Hill | Joon Ha Park | NK News August 27, 2026
North Korea caught erasing former leader’s Russian heritage

North Korea caught erasing former leader’s Russian heritage

This may be the first case of North Korean material bearing Kim Jong Il’s childhood name to be revealed outside the DPRK

North Korea caught erasing former leader’s Russian heritage
Choi Hyun Jun
Choi Hyun Jun August 26, 2026