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Starmer’s chief of staff resigns over Epstein scandal

Morgan McSweeney says he regrets pushing for the appointment of the sex offender’s friend to a diplomatic position ...

North Korean trading companies ghost Chinese clients, sell goods for triple profit

Contract manufacturing accounts for such a large share of North Korea’s official trade with...

Russia will not attack Europe unless struck first – Lavrov

The foreign minister said Moscow would retaliate with full force against a potential aggression...

Japanese PM’s party secures historic win in snap elections

Sanae Takaichi will be able to push through a right-wing agenda now that the...

N. Korean trading companies try to meet consumer demand for foreign clothing

North Korean trading companies have recently been importing large quantities of clothing from South Korea and other countries popular with North Korean consumers. A...

North Korean soldier beaten to death for failing to collect fuel

A North Korean soldier with the Eighth General Bureau, which is thought to be responsible for construction projects, was fatally beaten by his superiors...

Why North Korean soldiers still find love letters hidden among their military belongings

For North Korean young people, a handwritten letter remains the chief means of expressing feelings of passion. Despite the growing adoption of mobile phones...

Suspension of RFA and VOA transforms North Korean public opinion as rumors replace outside news

Since the suspension of major radio broadcasts aimed at North Korea, such as Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA), the flow...

North Korean logistics officers profiteer from grain collection as rice prices soar

As officers from the logistics departments of government agencies begin collecting grain, they are profiteering by tampering with the ratio of rice received, as...

Chinese manufacturers SANY, XCMG and SDLG supply bulldozers and cranes for Kim’s factory push

North Korea has equipped military construction units with heavy construction equipment needed for building factories in the countryside as part of Kim Jong Un’s...

Kim Jong Un’s 20×10 regional development policy falters as new buildings sit empty

North Korea is redoubling efforts to build shopping centers with bathhouses and hair salons in the provinces as part of its regional development policy....

Why North Korean troops fear “assignments” more than combat duty

A North Korean young man performing his military service in the riot police was beaten unconscious by a group of his superiors, prompting an...

Protein deficiency causes muscle atrophy and hair loss among North Korean orphans

Spreading malnutrition among children is becoming a major social issue in North Korea, with three orphans at a school in Pyongsong recently dying after...

N. Korea claims near-total elimination of underground churches and prayer groups

The North Korean authorities have recently begun patting themselves on the back for bringing religion under control, claiming that “organized underground services and secret...

Urban beautification projects eliminate public drying spaces for homemade heating fuel

As North Koreans busily prepare for winter, the number of households making their own coal briquettes for heating in cities such as Sinuiju, North...

Economic collapse forces parents to advise daughters against marriage

A North Korean woman died as a homeless beggar on the streets of Hyesan in Ryanggang province after her parents and siblings refused to...

State television touts mechanized farming while blackouts force workers to thresh by hand

As farmers around North Korea wrap up the fall harvest, most farms in Ryanggang province have been unable to use their threshing machines because...

Homeroom teachers compete over student bribes as class ceremonies become status symbols

North Korean high school students in their final year are increasingly putting on a variety of “graduation parties,” leaving parents who must now prepare...

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