A wave of mandatory study sessions centered on “Kim Jong Un Thought” has swept Ryanggang province following the Ninth Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Congress, with officials working around...
North Koreans went on an unusual consumer spending spree over an extended holiday weekend in mid-February, when the conjunction of Kim Jong Il’s birthday...
North Korea’s health ministry has ordered provincial hospitals to join a national medical computer network, expanding a digital health system previously limited to Pyongyang...
North Korea’s ruling party instructed the cabinet’s Ministry of External Economic Relations in early February to pursue a new strategy aimed at securing a...
North Korean soldiers undergoing the final month of the country’s annual winter military exercises in February 2025 are expressing relief and excitement, saying they...
North Korea instructed grocery store managers across the country in early February to strictly follow government guidelines for the purchase, sale, and storage of...
North Korean market prices surged in mid-February 2025 after weeks of decline, as prolonged border restrictions have squeezed supplies of foreign currency and goods...
A remittance broker in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, who had worked as a state security informant for years, was arrested by state security officers in...
As enlistment season approaches for North Korean high school graduates in early 2025, parents in South Hamgyong province are pursuing sham divorces to exempt...
North Korean authorities distributed wheat flour imported from Russia to government agencies, army units, mines and other state institutions in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province...
A satirical phrase mocking North Korea’s wealthy class has been making the rounds in Ryanggang province marketplaces, blending lyrics from two well-known songs into...
North Korea’s 91st Capital Defense Corps, known as Training Camp 91, is facing fresh scrutiny after a defense ministry inspection found widespread failures to...
A growing birthday cake trend among North Korean elementary school students is deepening social divides, with children from poorer families being excluded from parties...
