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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...

Young women in North Korea are increasingly unwilling to date or marry men who lack a stable income or clear earning potential, a sharp...

Market traders in North Korea are increasingly taking on home-based piecework to supplement their earnings, with vendors in Hyesan turning to wig and eyelash...

North Korea’s state-run mobile phone insurance program promises to reimburse policyholders for theft and technical failures, but the benefits rarely materialize in practice, with...

Multiple North Korean workers recently deployed to factories in northeastern China have tested positive for tuberculosis, raising serious doubts about the reliability of pre-departure...

North Korea introduced an elective subject system in its senior middle schools — the equivalent of high schools — this year, but the reform...

North Koreans in major cities are increasingly turning away from traditional single-story homes in favor of apartment buildings, particularly those with staffed security guard...

A surge in used vehicle imports over the past several years has sparked a booming auto repair industry across North Korea, with dedicated repair...

North Korea’s Cabinet issued an emergency order on May 12, 2026, capping rice prices in the country’s markets, but the move has driven traders...

Fishers operating out of Chongjin in North Hamgyong province are struggling to make ends meet during the peak squid season after the state expanded...

Growing numbers of North Koreans are turning to informal day-labor markets to earn a living as tightened controls on jangmadang (the semi-official street markets...

Wealthy entrepreneurs in North Korea are buying adjacent apartment units and converting them into private duplexes, a trend driven less by lifestyle aspiration than...