Raw material supply bases supporting North Korea’s local factory construction drive are struggling with chronic labor shortages, forcing the regime to mobilize members of the Korean Socialist Women’s Union...
Several military couriers tasked with carrying classified documents received dishonorable discharges when an intensive inspection of train use at the end of last year...
North Korean authorities have begun criticizing enterprises’ customary practice of aekbeori—allowing workers to skip workplace attendance to pursue private commercial activities in return for...
North Korea has launched a harsh crackdown on the recent boom in private tutoring. The official reason: tutoring is “non-socialist behavior.” But parents have...
President Lee Jae-myung’s recent visit to Beijing, the first by a South Korean leader since 2019, marks a tentative reset in China–South Korea relations...
North Korean workers were frustrated with the speech national leader Kim Jong Un delivered in Pyongyang on New Year’s Day. The speech was distributed...
Major markets throughout North Korea have bustled with activity since New Year’s Day. Even in struggling agricultural villages, more consumers are visiting markets stocked...
North Korea has been collecting unpaid electricity bills and housing fees across the country, sparking friction between neighborhood watch unit heads and ordinary people.
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North Korea plans to grant Pyongyang residency to families of soldiers killed fighting in Russia, but it’s strictly limiting the privilege to immediate relatives...
As car culture spreads across North Korea, a new industry is booming: for-profit car washes. Drivers are desperate to keep their vehicles spotless, knowing...
North Korean high schools are scrambling to build labs and secure equipment as the country prepares to launch an elective course system. But parents...
North Korean authorities are tightening their grip on daily life through an expanded surveillance apparatus that demands citizens monitor and report on their neighbors....
