Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
South Korea to replace Kang Kyung-wha, the nation’s first woman foreign minister
After three and a half years, Kang is stepping down and will be replaced by Chung Eui-yong
Biden’s secretary of state nominee vows to ‘increase pressure’ on North Korea
Antony Blinken said he’s “reviewing options” on North Korea, which he calls a “hard problem” that’s “getting worse”
‘Hope alone is not a course of action’: US official gives parting words on DPRK
U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris is set to leave Seoul on Thursday and weighed in on diplomacy and U.S.-ROK military drills
Biden is about to be president, and Moon wants him to undo Trump’s mistakes
In a New Year’s press conference, President Moon Jae-in says Kim Jong Un is willing to continue denuclearization talks
North Korea vows to assert more control over the economy and fix past woes
DPRK leaders promised to take more control of the economy at the Supreme People’s Assembly on Sunday, state media says
Recap: Top moments at North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress
The eight-day-long event went over failures of the last five years and clarified social, economic and military plans
It’s not about nukes. The real news is North Korea’s dangerous economic reforms.
North Korea pursued economic reform for the last 10 years, but decisions at the Party Congress will undo that progress
North Korean parade likely kicks off in Pyongyang, formation aircraft spotted
Military aircraft spotted releasing fireworks in formation above Pyongyang city
Supreme People’s Assembly, explained: Why North Korea is on the political move
The legislative meeting will kick-off the five-year plan discussed at Pyongyang’s Party Congress
‘Top-class idiots’: Why a demoted Kim Yo Jong still has the power to slam Seoul
One day, Kim Yo Jong is demoted. The next, she’s speaking for all of the DPRK as the state’s foreign policy mouthpiece.
