North Korean residents in Hyesan are being forced to fund reconstruction efforts following severe floods in late July. The disaster destroyed embankments and barbed...
The Korean People’s Army (KPA) General Staff Department has distributed an assessment rubric to each corps ahead of the summer military exercises concluding on...
North Korean customs officials in Wonjong village, Rason, are allowing imported fabrics to pass through easily and then be distributed to wholesalers nationwide, a...
Pyongyang’s Taedonggang Foodstuff Trading Company is negotiating with Chinese companies to import modern purification and processing equipment, according to a source in the city...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the restoration and upgrading of security checkpoints in Jagang province after they were severely damaged by...
Following heavy rains in July, North Korea distributed two batches of food rations to residents of the flood-stricken Uiju county in North Pyongan province...
As North Korean authorities intensify a crackdown on youth fashion, they’ve begun targeting young people who imitate Kim Jong Un’s clothing and hairstyle, particularly...
A North Korean worker in Russia has been sentenced to harsh punishment after embezzling workers’ salaries for months and causing turmoil at his Vladivostok-based...
North Korea has launched a nationwide population and household census following devastating floods in late July. The census, which began on Aug. 24, was...
While North Korea claims that 300,000 young people have volunteered for flood recovery work to promote national unity, most were forcibly recruited and the...
Amid frequent power outages in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, North Koreans are increasingly seeking energy-efficient “Notetels” (portable media players) as an alternative to power-hungry...
Heavy rains in North Korea’s Ryanggang province have led to a surge in serious injuries among people harvesting pine nuts, with many Hyesan residents...
