Assessing the rise of Ri Pyong Chol in North Korea’s military
A central figure in North Korea’s strategic weapons program, Ri Pyong Chol - who also serves as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission...
Central Committee investigation leads to punishment for S. Hamgyong Province officials
A Workers' Party Central Committee investigation has led to widespread punishment of party, government and judicial officials in South Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has...
N. Korea readies for major shakeup of party and government officials
Daily NK has learned that North Korea is planning to go forward with a major personnel "shakeup" in advance of the Eighth Party Congress,...
Kim Son Il appointed as deputy director of Reconnaissance General Bureau
North Korea’s leadership recently appointed Kim Son Il as the new deputy director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), which appears to have undergone...
Kim Yo Jong tightens party membership requirements nationwide
In what appears to be a move aimed at “steadying the foundations” of North Korea’s communist party before Party Foundation Day on Oct. 10,...
Head of Hyesan’s Ministry of State Security office steps down
The head of the Ministry of State Security (MSS) office in Hyesan recently stepped down, a source in Yanggang Province province reported earlier today.
"Even...
Kim Jae Ryong appointed head of new “Organization Administrative Department”
North Korea recently established a new Central Committee agency called the "Organization Administrative Department" (OAD) that handles surveillance and "party control" over the country's...
Ko Young Hee and Ri Sol Ju featured in same documentary for first time
North Korean authorities recently showed military officers a documentary featuring North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's mother, Ko Young Hee, and his wife, Ri...
Kim Yo Jong becomes full member of N. Korea’s politburo
Kim Yo Jong recently became a full member of North Korea’s politburo, which suggests that she continues to solidify her position as the country’s...
Kim Yo Jong and the “Party Center”
With Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, playing a more central role in state affairs, the frequent appearance of the...
