North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

NK Media Coverage of SPA

KCNA , in an uncharacteristic move, published short biographic sketches on Mr. Jang, Mr Choe and the Vice Premiers appointed at yesterday’s SPA session.  Below you can find the image carried by the North Korean […]

Jun, 08

March PropAg Madness

KJI Birthday and Lunar New Year Celebrations (in addition to some bureaucratic skull cracking and money crunches) did nothing to prevent the release of the DPRK’s monthly overseas propaganda magazines.  Korea Today has the third […]

Mar, 14

Premier's Mea Culpa and Reappearances

According to several reports, DPRK Premier Kim Yong-il took one for the team on the currency redenomination.  Premier Kim apologized “about the currency reform as we pushed ahead with it without sufficient preparation and it […]

Feb, 11
Watching the Defectors

Watching the Defectors

Citing ROK and US intelligence sources, Chosun Ilbo reports that in May 2008 Kim Jong-il toughened penalties for North Korean citizens caught attempting to migrate to China.   CI reports that DPRK security officials were […]

Jan, 27

New North Hamgyong People's Committee Boss

The North Korean media indirectly reported Pak Su-gil’s replacement as Chair of the North Hamgyong Provincial People’s Committee.  Mr. Pak was promoted to Minister of Finance and a Vice Premier of the DPRK Cabinet, following […]

Oct, 21

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