North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered a policy speech to the Supreme People’s Assembly on Sept. 21, right after strengthening his international support...
North Korea has enacted a comprehensive labor management law aimed at bringing all work activities under state control, including targeting people engaged in illegal...
North Korea’s Institute of Enemy State Studies is solidifying its role as the regime’s main vehicle for promoting the “hostile two-state theory” and creating...
Several cases of infant abandonment have emerged across North Korea in recent months, with babies being discovered in remote rural areas of the country....
Despite North Korea’s promises of an “agricultural revolution” announced at a key party meeting in late 2021, the country’s rural areas remain mired in...
North Korea’s North Pyongan province has launched an intensive propaganda training program to prepare lecturers for the ruling party’s 80th anniversary celebrations. The provincial...
Physical abuse of North Korean workers by low-level managers has become a widespread, systemic problem beyond simple workplace disputes. A source in North Pyongan...
Some vendors at North Korean marketplaces are struggling to make a living, sometimes going days without a single sale. Business has collapsed due to...
North Korea’s largest hydroelectric project stretches 90 kilometers along the Chongchon River across three provinces, but the Huichon power plant carries a dark legacy....
North Korea has introduced automated call menus for banking customer service as the regime expands electronic payments to control the informal economy. Daily NK...
North Korean authorities issued urgent directives to party and administrative organizations in each region to support the winter preparations of ethnic Chinese residents of...
A skin disease outbreak in parts of North Pyongan province has prompted provincial authorities to launch emergency quarantine and treatment measures. According to a...
North Korea has stepped up crackdowns on young people’s love letters, condemning the phrase “I love you” as a sign of “decadent lifestyles.” Officials...
