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July 18, 2024

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Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures

Kim Jong Un resumes traditional holiday visit to grandfather’s embalmed body

Kim Jong Un resumes traditional holiday visit to grandfather’s embalmed body

The North Korean leader’s wife Ri Sol Ju and sister Kim Yo Jong joined an unusually small group at the Kumsusan palace

Kim Jong Un resumes traditional holiday visit to grandfather’s embalmed body
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 15, 2021
North Korea isn’t happy about South Korea’s conservative resurgence
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North Korea isn’t happy about South Korea’s conservative resurgence

Kim Jong Un would much rather work with the current liberal, pro-engagement Blue House than the rising alternative

North Korea isn’t happy about South Korea’s conservative resurgence
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 15, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s symbol erased from Pyongyang Station area, replaced by party logo

Kim Jong Un’s symbol erased from Pyongyang Station area, replaced by party logo

Experts say it’s part of a greater move to place more responsibility on the North Korean leader’s subordinates

Kim Jong Un’s symbol erased from Pyongyang Station area, replaced by party logo
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 14, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s record of April missile tests raises prospect of launches, reveals

Kim Jong Un’s record of April missile tests raises prospect of launches, reveals

North Korea could use April 15 holiday to reveal new ballistic-missile submarine or test weapons

Kim Jong Un’s record of April missile tests raises prospect of launches, reveals
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 13, 2021
Kim Jong Un upgrades his private beachside manor and tends to leisure boats
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Kim Jong Un upgrades his private beachside manor and tends to leisure boats

The upgraded mansion complex is roughly 25 miles away from a key military submarine development base

Kim Jong Un upgrades his private beachside manor and tends to leisure boats
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 13, 2021
North Korea is ordering small-time secretaries to clean up its ideological mess
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North Korea is ordering small-time secretaries to clean up its ideological mess

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un gave a speech to party cell secretaries last week at a special conference

North Korea is ordering small-time secretaries to clean up its ideological mess
Peter Ward
Peter Ward April 13, 2021
Kim Jong Un warns North Korea of hardship, referencing deadly 1990s famine

Kim Jong Un warns North Korea of hardship, referencing deadly 1990s famine

Kim wants to wage a “more difficult Arduous March” — a term used to describe a historic famine and survival measures

Kim Jong Un warns North Korea of hardship, referencing deadly 1990s famine
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 8, 2021
Kim Jong Un tells party cell leaders to bond all levels of society like a family

Kim Jong Un tells party cell leaders to bond all levels of society like a family

10,000 party members from across North Korea met in Pyongyang to discuss new economic plan on Tuesday

Kim Jong Un tells party cell leaders to bond all levels of society like a family
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 6, 2021
North Korea in March 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in March 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from March 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021

North Korea in March 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro April 2, 2021
Kim Jong Un is on a mission to build thousands of new apartments in Pyongyang

Kim Jong Un is on a mission to build thousands of new apartments in Pyongyang

The North Korean leader visited a luxury apartment complex construction site to emphasize his push for better housing

Kim Jong Un is on a mission to build thousands of new apartments in Pyongyang
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung April 1, 2021
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