Leadership
Information related to North Korea’s leadership and leadership structures
What to expect when North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly sits this week
The DPRK is set to convene the first session of the 14th SPA on Thursday
Kim Jong Un praises new facilities in visit to recently-renovated department store
Recent work at Taesong stopping mall previously linked to powerful Kyonghung Guidance Bureau
Kim Jong Un hails “progress” at Samjiyon construction site in first visit of 2019
Project on track to meet October 2020 completion deadline, North Korean leader says
Russia awaiting North Korean response to Kim Jong Un summit invitation: Kremlin
Meeting, should it go ahead, would be the first between DPRK and Russian leaders in eight years
Vietnamese suspect in Kim murder trial pleads guilty to new reduced charges
Doan Thi Huong escapes death penalty, likely to be released next month
How the North is run: concluding observations
North Korea's history is woven into its political system -- and makes real reform seem unlikely
At major military meeting, Kim Jong Un urges army to step up political education
Current situation requires KPA to be stronger than ever, DPRK leader says
Trial of Vietnamese defendant in Kim Jong Nam murder case to go ahead
Decision follows surprise release of Siti Aisyah on Tuesday
Contingency planning: who would succeed Kim Jong Un?
The DPRK leader's death could lead to a major power vacuum, though stability would likely prevail
Kim Jong Un left off list of officials elected to 14th Supreme People’s Assembly
Omission could mark the first time a North Korean leader has sat out SPA elections