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July 19, 2024

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Kim Jong Un holds meeting on incoming typhoon, urges better COVID-19 plan

Kim Jong Un holds meeting on incoming typhoon, urges better COVID-19 plan

Politburo and Executive Policy Council meetings convened in Pyongyang on Aug. 25 as Typhoon Bavi approaches

Kim Jong Un holds meeting on incoming typhoon, urges better COVID-19 plan
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 25, 2020
Leadership changes and odd scheduling tease North Korea’s next party congress
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Leadership changes and odd scheduling tease North Korea’s next party congress

State media revealed several demotions among top leadership and scheduled a major party congress for Jan. 2021

Leadership changes and odd scheduling tease North Korea’s next party congress
Martin Weiser
Martin Weiser August 24, 2020
Rumors explained: Is Kim Jong Un really in a coma? Will Kim Yo Jong take over?

Rumors explained: Is Kim Jong Un really in a coma? Will Kim Yo Jong take over?

Rumors surface yet again that Kim Jong Un is gravely ill and Kim Yo Jong assumed power — but most of it is likely false

Rumors explained: Is Kim Jong Un really in a coma? Will Kim Yo Jong take over?
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim August 24, 2020
Why a North Korean collapse still wouldn’t bring down the country’s elite

Why a North Korean collapse still wouldn’t bring down the country’s elite

Even if North Korea were to fall, its elite children would find their way into South Korea's middle or upper class

Why a North Korean collapse still wouldn’t bring down the country’s elite
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 24, 2020
Kim Jong Un should be watching the Belarus uprising very closely

Kim Jong Un should be watching the Belarus uprising very closely

Belarusians are protesting against dictator Alexander Lukashenko, and it's unclear how Russia will intervene

Kim Jong Un should be watching the Belarus uprising very closely
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 20, 2020
Kim Yo Jong still missing from high-level meetings in North Korea

Kim Yo Jong still missing from high-level meetings in North Korea

Analysts are split on whether Kim Yo Jong could have been demoted following back-to-back absences from major meetings

Kim Yo Jong still missing from high-level meetings in North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 20, 2020
Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars

Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars

North Korea is violating sanctions by using advanced smuggling networks to acquire even more rare, custom-armored rides

Expensive taste? North Korea caught illegally importing luxury Mercedes cars
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy August 20, 2020
Conspiracy or reality?: How Seoul possibly handled the blown-up liaison office

Conspiracy or reality?: How Seoul possibly handled the blown-up liaison office

North Korea may have been appeased by quiet, backdoor deals made by South Korean officials, professor Andrei Lankov says

Conspiracy or reality?: How Seoul possibly handled the blown-up liaison office
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 19, 2020
North Korea’s long-term economic goals ‘seriously delayed,’ ruling party says

North Korea’s long-term economic goals ‘seriously delayed,’ ruling party says

Plenum meeting reveals details ahead of Eighth Congress in Jan. 2021, where a new five-year economic plan will emerge

North Korea’s long-term economic goals ‘seriously delayed,’ ruling party says
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim August 19, 2020
Top North Korean officials inspect flood wreckage after intense August rain

Top North Korean officials inspect flood wreckage after intense August rain

The inspection is Premier Kim Tok Hun's first since joining the exclusive Politburo Presidium last week

Top North Korean officials inspect flood wreckage after intense August rain
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 19, 2020