North Korea’s State Information Bureau, the country’s primary domestic intelligence agency formerly known as the Ministry of State Security, has issued sweeping new directives...
North Korea has been pushing rice-paddy fish farming as an organic, low-cost method to boost grain output and supplement the food supply, but farmers...
North Korea is importing a growing volume of Chinese medical equipment as authorities push to modernize healthcare facilities nationwide, with demand for pharmaceutical packaging...
North Korea’s state-run grain stores are operating more reliably than in previous years, but the grain they sell continues to draw complaints about poor...
North Korean soldiers stationed in Hamhung, the capital of South Hamgyong province, have been mobilized en masse for soybean planting on military-run auxiliary farms,...
North Korea’s state film authority has issued a sweeping directive ordering its television drama production unit to make shows more entertaining and modern while...
Four young North Koreans caught watching a South Korean romance drama were subjected to a public criticism session rather than criminal prosecution, a response...
Chinese authorities are monitoring North Korean defectors through Kuaishou, a popular Chinese short-video and messaging platform, raising alarm among defectors hiding in China.
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Rising fuel prices in North Korea are forcing state-run long-distance bus services to cut or cancel routes, significantly worsening intercity travel conditions across the...
Satellite imagery analysis of three major North Korean agricultural regions in May 2026 shows that spring wheat and barley cultivation has declined overall compared...
North Korea’s annual rice planting mobilization campaign has produced an unexpected side effect: a spike in taxi demand, as people across South Pyongan province...
