Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
North Korean soldiers’ testimony from Ukraine and Kim Jong Un’s development push
NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses offers to exchange POWs and why mounting casualties in Kursk are a problem for Pyongyang
January 14, 2025
How North Korea compels citizens to spy on each other with new surveillance law
Revision to Mass Reporting Act targets activities that undermine regime, reflecting Kim Jong Un’s growing paranoia
January 14, 2025
ROK defense ministry rejects ‘baseless’ claims it sought to provoke North Korea
Allegations that Yoon government sought to provoke conflict to justify martial law undermine security, ministry says
January 13, 2025
Why honoring North Koreans killed in Ukraine war could pose major risk to regime
Mounting casualties imperil Kim Jong Un’s ability to maintain secrecy around sensitive deployment to Russia
January 10, 2025
Forecast 2025: Why Kim Jong Un’s market crackdowns will spark social unrest
In second of two-part series, NK Pro predicts economic crisis, AI in state media, a U-turn on foreign tourists and more
January 10, 2025
Forecast 2025: Why Trump-Kim diplomacy will leave South Korea out in the cold
In first of two-part series, NK Pro lays out what to expect from North Korea in year ahead, and potential black swans
January 9, 2025
Kim Jong Un stresses rural progress at latest factory opening in southwest
North Korean leader attends third opening ceremony for Regional Development 20x10 Policy, but doesn’t give speech
January 8, 2025
North Korea’s upgraded hypersonic missile, and the year-end party plenum
NK News’ Shreyas Reddy talks the first launch of 2025, Kim Jong Un’s new year’s appearance and false flag accusations
January 7, 2025
Kim Jong Un says ‘world cannot ignore’ North Korea’s improved hypersonic missile
Intermediate-range missile test on Monday meant as warning to 'hostile forces,' as top US diplomat held talks in Seoul
January 7, 2025
North Korea in December 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from December 1 to December 31, 2024
January 3, 2025
