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Travel certificate bribes surge in North Korea as corruption crackdown bites

Bribes for the travel certificates North Koreans need to move between regions have jumped sharply in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, and the government’s own crackdown on corruption is partly...

Pashinyan wants to trade Russia for Europe. Armenia could lose both

The Armenian leader is selling an EU future that Brussels has never promised –...

US blacklists Palestine Action as terrorist group

The group claims its actions save lives by “disrupting the Israeli war machine” ...

Russia and Ukraine hold new prisoner swap (VIDEO)

The latest exchange likely involved badly wounded soldiers from both sides ...

President Trump Faces Backlash Over MS-13 Tattoo Controversy in Heated Interview

U.S. President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after insisting that an image of an MS-13 tattoo on deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s knuckles...

Digital iron curtain: Inside N. Korea’s revamped information technology law

In a sweeping move to tighten its grip on the digital realm, North Korea has unveiled a dramatically enhanced information control system through its...

Satellite images reveal N. Korea’s systematic severing of inter-Korean links

Satellite images from Google Earth have captured North Korean authorities continuing to operate South Korean buses throughout Kaesong and the Kaesong Industrial Complex, despite...

Kim Yo Jong’s children steal spotlight at N. Korean naval ceremony

North Korean state media reported that the launch ceremony for the new 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer “Choi Hyun-ho” was held at Nampo Shipyard on April...

N. Korean women’s union members privately mock Kim’s ‘Our State First’ ideology

North Korea’s prominent women’s organization, the Socialist Women’s Union, recently organized a political ideology study session focused on Kim Jong Un’s “Our State First”...

S. Korean cosmetics gain popularity among middle-class N. Korean women

North Korean women are now sacrificing basic necessities to acquire South Korean cosmetics, once accessible only to the wealthy elite. According to a source from...

N. Korean trains narrowly avoid collision, prompting railway bureau investigation

Two trains narrowly avoided collision at a junction between the Kaechon railway bureau’s Kujang and Buksinhyon stations, leading officials to convene an emergency closed-door...

N. Korea preps border city for tourism as Hoeryong customs house set to reopen

North Korea has launched comprehensive educational initiatives to prepare for an anticipated influx of foreign tourists ahead of the reopening of the Hoeryong customs...

China escalates surveillance of N. Korean defectors with city-level police monitoring

Chinese authorities have intensified surveillance of North Korean defectors attempting to flee to South Korea, with city-level police departments now directly managing these cases. “Surveillance...

Chinese firm proposes joint stone processing venture in N. Korea’s mining regions

A Chinese company in Jilin province that specializes in processing natural building stone has submitted a proposal to North Korea for jointly operating stone...

Hunger trumps trees: N. Koreans uproot state reforestation for food crops

As North Korea’s spring tree-planting season reaches its peak, residents in Ryanggang province are removing newly planted trees to grow food crops instead. This...

N. Korea’s delayed elections spark speculation as party anniversary takes priority

North Korea’s elections for the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), which were scheduled for last year, have yet to take place. Without any official explanation...

N. Korea tightens control over students abroad with new security measures

North Korea is revising its guidelines for monitoring students studying abroad, with authorities emphasizing the critical importance of controlling overseas scholars. A source in North...

N. Korean official arrested for erasing defector records in bribery scheme

A residence registration guidance official in Ryanggang province is under investigation by provincial police for allegedly erasing information about defectors from official records. According to...

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