Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Kim Jong Un’s new top bodyguard steps into spotlight after quiet shake-up
Change in top security personnel comes as North Korean leader enhances protection against assassination
Seoul to repatriate six North Koreans in first under Lee administration
However, repatriation effort highlights communication hurdles as Pyongyang reportedly remains silent on UNC message
Rubio skips South Korea visit as coordination on North Korea policy stalls
Expert says delays in top-level diplomacy raise concerns over health of US-ROK alliance amid shifting Trump priorities
Civic group halts leaflet launches toward North Korea following crackdown
Abductees’ Family Union cites trust in new Seoul officials and calls on Lee Jae-myung to engage Kim Jong Un directly
Lee Jae-myung says North Korea could ‘misunderstand’ talk of unification
South Korean president suggests DPRK will interpret unification push as seeking regime change, emphasizing ‘coexistence’
Most hotels still unfinished at North Korea’s new beach resort despite opening
Only 6 of 17 luxury hotels at Wonsan Kalma appear ready to accept visitors in blow to wider foreign tourism reopening
Why North Korean TV showed Kim Jong Un mourning soldiers killed fighting Ukraine
Footage of leader beside coffins appears aimed at justifying deployment, while seeking to secure Russian support
Radiation levels stable despite alleged North Korean uranium refinery discharge
Seoul reports no signs of wastewater release from Pyongsan facility after media and opposition party raised alarm
Kim Jong Un’s grand arrival at big beach resort used yacht handed down from dad
NK Pro analysis shows North Korean leader sailed to Wonsan Kalma aboard No. 999 yacht in effort to enhance royal image
North Korea’s mega resort opens, testimony of executions and taekwondo rivalry
NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses who will visit the Wonsan Kalma tourism zone and a defector’s dream of martial arts glory
