Tag: kim jong un
North Korea conducts fourth missile test of 2024
North Korea’s state media reported on Feb. 12 that the regime had managed to develop new controllable shells for a multiple rocket launcher as...
Some thoughts on Kim Jong Un’s outdated “20×10 regional development policy”
Kim Jong Un recently admitted that his country's regional economy is in a "pitiful state." He confessed that "our party and state are facing...
Where is Kim Jong Un’s eldest son and what is he...
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Daily NK’s Korean website in June 2023.
Recently, there has been increasing interest in Kim Jong Un’s...
North Korea’s economic tapestry and the Ministry of Unification’s perilous position
The recent release of a comprehensive report (read here in Korean) by South Korea's Ministry of Unification into North Korea's economy not only provides...
Kaechon government official faces struggle session for bribery
An official of the Kaechon People's Committee was recently subjected to a public struggle session for using his position to solicit bribes in exchange...
Behind the idyllic-looking lives of North Korea’s nuclear weapons researchers
After announcing plans to upgrade North Korea's nuclear arsenal at the Eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in early 2021, Kim Jong...
N. Korea cuts re-education camp sentences to reduce death count
A change in re-education camp regulations last year was aimed at reducing the number of deaths in the camps by returning inmates to society...
N. Korea’s bizarre propaganda slogan: “Love the future”
There was a time when it was possible to take pictures of North Korea by crossing the Yalu and Tumen rivers. After the border...
N. Pyongan Province ordered to establish joint ventures with foreign entities
The committee tasked with promoting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's "20×10 regional development policy" recently issued its first order, calling on North Pyongan...
An in-depth look at Kim Jong Un’s “two states” narrative: Part...
Editor's Note: Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
At the beginning of the year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared that the...
