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Pyongsong crackdown leaves shelves bare as North Korea pushes state commerce drive

North Korea’s crackdown on private markets is intensifying as the regime designates March a “month of commercial revolution,” triggering sharp price spikes and supply shortages across the country. A...

Nuclear mushroom cloud: Iran first, then Ukraine?

A few days before the bombing of Iran, on February 24, 2026—the fourth anniversary...

Taisugar holds exchange event with UK railway company

Taiwan Sugar Corp. (Taisugar) held an exchange event with the U.K.’s Welshpool and Llanfair...

Taiwanese films’ box office expected to hit record high in first quarter of 2026

The Ministry of Culture anticipates a record high domestic box office for Taiwanese films...

Changes to constitution’s name reveal limits of Kim Jong Un’s regime

On Dec. 27, 2025, marking the 53rd anniversary of the current constitution’s adoption, North Korea held a flag-raising and oath ceremony in Pyongyang with...

North Korean woman marries widowed brother-in-law to honor sister’s dying wish

The story of a North Korean woman who tried to fill the shoes of her deceased older sister by starting a family with her...

North Korea drills anti-drone measures while civil defense suspects Chinese origin

North Korean civil defense forces are reportedly drilling countermeasures against drone incursions. During the drills, instructors mentioned drones flown over the border from South...

New civic coalition launches radio initiative for N. Koreans

A coalition of 46 civic and religious organizations launched the “One Korea National Alliance” on Feb. 4, announcing plans to establish a radio station...

Satellite images show N. Korea’s Nampo port, Taedong River frozen over

Satellite imagery captured Monday shows North Korea’s Nampo Port and sections of the Taedong River completely frozen over, rendering ship traffic to Pyongyang virtually...

Rodong Sinmun makes rare photo placement error

North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun made an unusual editorial mistake by placing the same photograph on both pages 2 and 3 in its Feb. 3...

North Korean youth “see party congress slogans in dreams” as weekly lectures intensify

North Korea has dramatically increased the frequency of ideological indoctrination lectures for young people ahead of the Ninth Party Congress. However, young people are...

Falling asleep during propaganda now a political offense in South Hamgyong province

So-called documentary study sessions praising the greatness of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are underway in South Hamgyong province, with authorities harshly criticizing...

Amnesty International: N. Koreans executed for watching S. Korean TV

North Koreans caught watching South Korean television face public executions or years in labor camps, with the harshest punishments reserved for those unable to...

North Korean police use undercover spies to entrap merchants in foreign currency stings

North Korea is intensifying crackdowns on person-to-person foreign currency transactions under its foreign exchange control law, with police in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, recently...

N. Korea drone incident shows peace talks are political mirage

North Korea’s statements and rhetoric regarding the drone incident are once again roiling South Korea. Less than a day after the North Korean General...

North Korean family faces ten years prison as neighbors suspect police setup

A North Korean family in Onsong county, North Hamgyong province, is being questioned by police after being caught watching foreign media. The community has...

Cold epidemic sweeps North Korea’s -30°C regions as poor can’t afford medicine

Temperatures in North Korea’s northern regions have plunged to -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit), and the number of people complaining of cold-like symptoms...

Samjiyon construction workers suffer frostbite in -30°C cold with inadequate winter gear

Despite the frigid temperatures in the North Korean city of Samjiyon, construction continues on a tourist resort in the area. That has resulted in...

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