North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

NK Denied Role in Cheonan to China

NK Denied Role in Cheonan to China

Yonhap reports that the DPRK denied any role in the Cheonan.  Kim Jong Il did not seem to make the denial himself, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Xinsen told ROK legislators that “other channels conveyed Pyongyang’s stance.” […]

May, 17
ROK Military Will Identify NK as Cheonan Assailant

ROK Military Will Identify NK as Cheonan Assailant

Kim So-hyun reports in Korea Herald that the South Korean military will issue a statement this Thursday that identifies the DPRK as responsible for the March sinking of the Cheonan. The South Korean military is […]

May, 16

NK Patrol Boats Cross NLL

Yonhap reports that two North Korean patrol boats crossed the Northern Limit Line Saturday, in two separate incidents. Two North Korean patrol boats crossed into South Korean waters in separate incidences on Saturday night but […]

May, 16
ROK Wants NK to Pay the Price for Cheonan

ROK Wants NK to Pay the Price for Cheonan

Yonhap reported late last week that investigators found “traces of gunpowder” in the wreckage of the ROK naval corvette Cheonan.  Choe Sang-hun reports in the IHT/NYT: Forensic experts investigating the wreckage of a South Korean […]

May, 10

KJI China Visit: The Canonical Version

Kim Ji-hyun writes in Korea Herald that Chinese officials have briefed their South Korean counterparts about KJI’s recently completed trip to China: “The Chinese side explained in sincerity the background of Chairman Kim’s visit, what […]

May, 08

Kim Jung Rin Dies

    Kim Jung Rin’s Funeral and Burial Service 30 April 2010 (Friday)   KWP Secretary of Workers’ Organizations Kim Jung Rin has passed away.  Mr. Kim was 86 years old and had served as […]

Apr, 28

KJI Visits KPA Unit Involved in Hwang Plot

Kim So-hyun reports in the Korea Herald that Kim Jong Il inspected the KPA unit that directed the failed assassination plot on NK defector Hwang Jang Yop and is widely believed in South Korea to […]

Apr, 28

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