Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Summit subterfuge? Why Putin may be bluffing about tech transfers to North Korea
Russian leader met Kim Jong Un with one eye on South Korea, likely hoping to compel Seoul not to send weapons to Ukraine
September 21, 2023
What to make of Kim Jong Un’s second summit with Vladimir Putin – Ep. 307
The NK News team reviews North Korean leader’s whirlwind tour through Russian Far East, the potential fallout and more
September 20, 2023
Kim Jong Un returns to Pyongyang after 9-day trip to Russia
State media report aligns with ongoing effort to show North Korean people longing for leader during journey abroad
September 20, 2023
North Korea confirms long-time weapons official leading top missile bureau
Jang Chang Ha joined Kim Jong Un’s Russia trip as head of General Missile Bureau, sign of possible technical cooperation
September 19, 2023
RECAP: Everything we know about Kim Jong Un’s grand odyssey in Russian Far East
NK Pro has charted key moments from North Korean leader’s trip to meet Putin and tour space and defense facilities
September 19, 2023
North Korea’s foreign minister totes $10K ostrich-leather Gucci bag in Russia
Leader’s sister also carried Dior bag during Kim Jong Un’s trip, despite regime’s criticism of ‘bourgeois culture’
September 18, 2023
North Korea’s Kim heads home after weeklong military-focused tour of Russia
Kim Jong Un spent final day touring animal feed factory and local university before boarding train for Pyongyang
September 18, 2023
North Korea to bolster ‘cooperation’ with Russian army, defense chief says
Two sides continue high-level meetings but yet to comment on possible weapons exchange
September 17, 2023
Russian defense chief shows North Korean leader hypersonic ‘dagger’ missile
Sergei Shoigu guides Kim Jong Un through litany of strategic and other assets as possible transaction looms
September 16, 2023
Ask a North Korean: What do socialism and capitalism mean to you?
A defector shares what DPRK taught him about equality and how living in South Korea has shaped his views on capitalism
