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Kim Jong Un turns 36, but North Korea is conspicuously silent about the big day

Kim Jong Un turns 36, but North Korea is conspicuously silent about the big day

Eight years into his rule, the DPRK is yet to officially confirm the leader's date of birth

Kim Jong Un turns 36, but North Korea is conspicuously silent about the big day
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 7, 2020
Kim Jong Un touts chemical industry in first economic site visit of 2020

Kim Jong Un touts chemical industry in first economic site visit of 2020

Unfinished Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory considered a top state-led construction project

Kim Jong Un touts chemical industry in first economic site visit of 2020
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 6, 2020
What the U.S. killing of Iran’s top general means for North Korea

What the U.S. killing of Iran’s top general means for North Korea

The death of Qassem Soleimani has likely shocked many in Pyongyang — and highlighted Trump's dangerous unpredictability

What the U.S. killing of Iran’s top general means for North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 5, 2020
At mass rally, North Koreans pledge support for country’s new “offensive” line

At mass rally, North Koreans pledge support for country’s new “offensive” line

Officials promise "heavy blow" to DPRK's enemies in the wake of last week's plenary meeting

At mass rally, North Koreans pledge support for country’s new “offensive” line
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 5, 2020
Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted

Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted

Precedent suggests Sunday's gathering may have been a "Pyongyang Mass Rally" event

Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 5, 2020
Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties

Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties

Effort to obfuscate pictures and video increasingly widespread, but inconsistently applied

Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 3, 2020
Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?

Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?

"No North Korean is looking forward to the New Year’s speech"

Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?
In-hua Kim | Tae-il Shim January 3, 2020
Kim Jong Un’s plenum speech and a look ahead to 2020 – NKNews Podcast Ep.109
Podcast

Kim Jong Un’s plenum speech and a look ahead to 2020 – NKNews Podcast Ep.109

Andrei Lankov joins the Seoul team to analyze North Korea's stage-setting New Year's Day policy announcements

Kim Jong Un’s plenum speech and a look ahead to 2020 – NKNews Podcast Ep.109
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 2, 2020
North Korea in December 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead
NK PRO

North Korea in December 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead

NK Pro has conducted an in-depth analytic review of news on the peninsula for the period between December 1 and 31

North Korea in December 2019: a month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro January 1, 2020
North Korean party plenum: bracing for “long-term confrontation” with U.S.
NK PRO

North Korean party plenum: bracing for “long-term confrontation” with U.S.

Kim Jong Un calls for domestic resilience and continued development of strategic weapons

North Korean party plenum: bracing for “long-term confrontation” with U.S.
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee January 1, 2020