The party committee of Songchon county, South Pyongan province, has ordered a complete halt to the flow of state-produced goods into informal markets, threatening officials and factory workers with...
North Korean winter apparel imports have expanded beyond basics to include $690 mink coats, silk-wool blend suits and fashion-forward women’s skirts, with traders using...
Con artists in Hyesan are promising to find defectors and secure prison camp releases, leaving families homeless after they sell houses to raise funds...
State agencies and fishery enterprises are fencing off entire coastlines including military garrison zones under “20 x 10” development policy, leaving fishing community residents...
North Korea has begun propaganda efforts to promote rapid development in provincial construction, encouraging people to learn from the builders of Kangdong County Hospital,...
South Hwanghae province establishes checkpoints at forest entry points and deploys lookout teams with inspection authority as regime warns starting fires “amounts to an...
Socialist Women’s Union members in Sariwon question narrative shift away from “dying wish of past leaders,” with some sarcastically comparing North Korea’s dictatorship to...
Knock-off Palace and Marlboro brands manufactured in North Korea impress Chinese consumers with package design and quality rivaling authentic products, prompting vendors to shift...
Shops, bathhouses and clinics built to promote rural prosperity remain practically closed in sparsely populated counties, with local residents saying state-distributed goods appear only...
Female defectors working part-time to support families back home have no recourse when Chinese nationals refuse to return money, unable to use banks or...
Sinuiju authorities are targeting unlicensed food vendors operating from private yards, aiming to bring all commercial activity under state control despite public preference for...
Ryanggang province authorities now require overseas candidates to be married with children, tightening selection criteria as regime seeks to prevent defections by holding family...
Socialist Patriotic Youth League organizations are conducting large-scale ideological campaigns at factories, but young workers react indifferently to calls for double shifts and overtime...
The Ministry of State Security has ordered provincial bureaus to monitor nighttime movements and superstitious rituals as families fear personnel changes, with some paying...
