Tag: elections
N. Korea sets three-point test for S. Korea’s next government
As North Korea prepares to adjust its strategy toward South Korea ahead of Seoul's presidential elections, Pyongyang is evaluating potential incoming governments using three...
N. Korea’s delayed elections spark speculation as party anniversary takes priority
North Korea's elections for the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), which were scheduled for last year, have yet to take place. Without any official explanation...
Sing for the regime: N. Korea’s mandatory song sessions face public...
The South Hwanghae provincial party committee has made weekly "song dissemination" sessions mandatory at all workplaces, leaving many North Koreans frustrated as they're forced...
Kim Jong Un has only just started his diplomatic game with...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is an ambitious gambler with some big hang-ups.
In early 2024, 13 years into his reign, Kim made a...
Kim Jong Un is already thinking about the post-Biden world
We're now two weeks into March. More than two months have passed since Kim Jong Un announced his shocking “two state” narrative and intent...
A detailed plan for how to deal with crises on the...
Opinions differ on possible North Korean provocations and the outbreak of war on the Korean peninsula. Of course, predictions can differ. However, it is...
N. Korea is curiously silent about its upcoming general elections
South Korea is currently filled with excitement over its April general elections. The newspapers and news shows are plastered with party platforms and the...
N. Korea races to field strategic weapons before US election in...
North Korea recently raised tensions by announcing the launch of a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a new solid-fuel propulsion system. Pyongyang appears...
What do N. Koreans think about the country’s new election system?
In the run-up to the Nov. 26 elections for delegates to the regional people’s committees, North Korean authorities have introduced a brand new election...
N. Korean woman murdered during robbery of harvested crops
In late October, a young woman in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, was killed by an assailant who attacked her as she was carrying harvested crops...
