Central Report Meeting Marks 24th anniversary of KJI’s Election as NDC Chairman
A central report meeting commemorating the 24th anniversary of late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il’s (Kim Cho’ng-il) election as chairman of the National Defense Commission [NDC] was held at … Continue reading
Kang Sok Ju Funeral
The state funeral for Kang Sok Ju was held on May 22 (Sunday). Among those attendance were Vice Marshal Hwang Pyong So (Director of the Korean People’s Army [KPA] General … Continue reading
Kang Sok Ju (1939-2016)
Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee Member and Supreme People’s Assembly [SPA] deputy (delegate) Kang Sok Ju passed away in Pyongyang from cancer on the afternoon of May 20 … Continue reading
Power Organizations after 7th Party Congress
The Political Bureau There were three distinct changes to the Political Bureau. First, the number of uniformed officers of the Korean People’s Army [KPA] and the internal security services has … Continue reading
WPK Central Committee and Central Auditing Commission Meet
The Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] 7th Term Central Committee (a/k/a 7th Central Committee) 7th Term Central Auditing Commission (7th Central Auditing Commission) met in Pyongyang on May 9 (Monday). … Continue reading
Third Day of the 7th Party Congress
Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his attendance at the second day of the 7th Party Congress The third day of the Seventh Congress of the Workers’ Party of … Continue reading
WPK Central Committee Report to 7th Party Congress
Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) delivered the mandatory report on the work and activities of Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee during the 7th Party Congress sessions on May … Continue reading
Second Day of the 7th Party Congress
Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his attendance at the first day of the 7th Party Congress on May 6 The 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea … Continue reading
Kim Jong Un Delivers Opening Speech and the First Day of the 7th Party Congress (updated May 7, 2016)
Kim Jong Un’s last observed appearance was his observation and guidance at the test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile on April 23 (updated May 7, 2016 to include additional … Continue reading
North Korea Leadership Watch 