Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
Pro-North Korea media outlet in Japan offers rare look at its Pyongyang bureau
Chongryon’s newspaper boasts of special access and details coverage of major events, underscoring close ties to regime
March 24, 2023
North Korea reveals undersea drone able to trigger ‘radioactive tsunamis’ on US
Kim Jong Un also reportedly oversaw cruise missile tests in warning to allies of ‘actual nuclear crisis’ on peninsula
March 24, 2023
Why North Korea and the Philippines view each other with mutual distrust
Manilla has fostered security ties with South Korea and the US even as its relationship with Pyongyang has stagnated
March 23, 2023
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think about anti-government protests?
State media reports on protests in capitalist countries, but most in DPRK can’t imagine voicing discontent with regime
Kim Jong Un and daughter watch missile test simulating nuclear attack on US, ROK
North Korea reportedly conducts two days of drills involving command and control review and missile launch
March 20, 2023
North Korean planes active at Pyongyang airport hours after runway missile test
Satellite imagery shows Kim Jong Un jet and other planes on move around ICBM launch, raising questions about safety
March 17, 2023
North Korea says it launched Hwasong-17 ICBM to counter ‘invasive’ US-ROK drills
State media reports Kim Jong Un and daughter watched launch of DPRK’s largest missile meant to ‘send warning’ to enemies
March 17, 2023
Kim Jong Un leads military meeting on ‘powerfully’ responding to US-ROK drills
Enlarged meeting of Central Military Commission comes as allies set to kick off large-scale spring exercises this week
March 12, 2023
North Korea’s food shortages hitting regional cities the hardest, Seoul says
‘Significant’ numbers dying of starvation but situation not at level of mass famine, according to unification ministry
March 10, 2023
Kim Jong Un and daughter watch missile test aimed at South Korean airfields
State media suggests at least 6 tactical nuclear missiles involved in the test on North Korea’s west coast
March 10, 2023
