North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

Anniversary Events

  Midnight Parade  Many questions and theories have circulated about why the Party 75th Anniversary Parade began at midnight.  North Korea decided to produce and package the parade into an excellent television event.  Having the […]

Oct, 18

Samjiyo’n Hospital Opens

The Samjiyo’n City People’s Hospital opened on 15 October (Thursday).  Attending the ceremony opening the hospital were Korean Workers’ Party [KWP] Vice Chairman and KWP Propaganda and Agitation (Information and Publicity) Director Ri Il Hwan […]

Oct, 18

KJU Visits Construction In Komdok

Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) visited and inspected storm recovery work in the Komdok region of South Hamgyo’ng.  Also in attendance were Chief of the KPA General Staff MAR Pak Jong Chon (Pak Cho’ng-chon), Korean […]

Oct, 14

80 Day Battle Kick Off at Pyongyang Meeting

The 80-Day Battle (Campaign) launched with a large army-people solidarity rally in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on 12 October.  Attending the rally from the platform were DPRK Premier Kim Tok Hun (Kim Tok-hun), […]

Oct, 14

Politbureau Speed Campaigns 8th Party Congress and Pregames Party’s 75th

Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) attended and presided over the 19th meeting of the Political Bureau of the 7th Korean Workers’ Party [KWP] Central Committee on 5 October (Monday).  Among those sitting around the giant […]

Oct, 06

KJU Visits Kimhwa County

Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) visited Kimhwa County, Kangwo’n, to inspect typhoon reconstruction work.  Also in attendance was Korean People’s Army [KPA] General Staff Chief VMar Pak Jong Chon (Pak Cho’ng-chon), Korean Workers’ Party [KWP] […]

Oct, 02

Kosan Fruit Farm Gets a Processing Plant

Korean Workers’ Party [KWP] Vice Chairman and KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department Director Ri Il Hwan (Ri Il-hwan) formally opened a fruit processing facility on the premises of the Kosan Combined Fruit Farm on 1 […]

Oct, 02

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