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N. Korean ramps up ideological lectures for youth despite growing disinterest

North Korea has increased ideological lectures for young people in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province. These sessions, previously held once or twice monthly, are now...

Smugglers seek trading company jobs as N. Korea intensifies border control

Smugglers in North Korea are now seeking jobs with trading companies to avoid crackdowns, as authorities intensify efforts to curb private smuggling. This shift...

Empty exhibitions: N. Korea’s growing crackdown on policy formalism

Recent reports indicate that punishments are being intensified across North Korean society for issues of formalism in implementing Workers’ Party policies. According to a source...

N. Korean workers at constructions site for greenhouses denied leave to see newborns

North Korean workers mobilized for the construction of large greenhouses are complaining about not being allowed to visit home for family matters, such as...

Revolutionary sparks: Tracking N. Korea’s covert operations from the 1980s to today

In a previous column, I wrote that North Korea changed the name of the party’s United Front Department to Bureau 10. I explained this...

N. Korean authorities spring sting operations on illegal currency traders

North Korean authorities have intensified their crackdown on unauthorized foreign currency trading, with law enforcement increasingly using sting operations to catch offenders. According to a...

Invisible lines: How a mobile phone erased a N. Korean family

The recent disappearance of a wealthy entrepreneur’s family in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, has sent shockwaves through the local community. Information from inside the country...

Waku and compromise: The shifting landscape of N. Korean trade

North Korean smugglers are increasingly seeking employment with trading companies to circumvent recent government crackdowns on private smuggling. This strategic shift appears to allow...

Classroom to clothing shop: N. Korean schools struggle with new uniform responsibilities

As North Korean schools prepare for the new academic year, a significant change in uniform distribution has created additional burdens for teachers across elementary,...

Dual-function battery transformers highlight growing wealth gap in N. Korea

Battery transformers imported from China are gaining popularity among wealthy North Koreans. These dual-purpose devices, which both convert voltage and store electricity, are seeing...

Silent warheads: The hidden race of N. Korea’s nuclear ambitions

North Korea’s military leadership is prioritizing the battlefield deployment of miniaturized nuclear warheads and multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) payloads ahead of the...

N. Korea’s ‘Arbor Day paradox’: How tree-planting initiatives are destroying forests

North Korea promoted nationwide tree-planting initiatives for Arbor Day (March 14) as part of a reforestation campaign. However, these efforts damaged forests as people...

Surveillance mandate breeds discontent among N. Korean party ranks

The North Korean authorities have ordered crackdowns on the distribution of “impure” South Korean media and foreign electronic documents, while pushing party members to...

N. Korean community mourns disabled woman and child after fatal carbon monoxide incident

A disabled woman in her 40s and her daughter recently died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the North Korean city of Rason, leaving local...

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