Small electronics factories are sprouting up across Chinese border towns, quietly manufacturing devices specifically for North Korean consumers. These operations produce everything from portable...
North Korean authorities are investigating academic fraud at Kim Il Sung University after discovering doctoral graduates falsely listed professors as thesis advisors who provided...
When North Korea honored fallen Korean War heroes at a Victory Day ceremony last week, the regime quietly slipped in something unprecedented: the remains...
Despite North Korean governmet crackdowns and controls, superstitious practices are flourishing among young people. Many youth are visiting fortune tellers to seek life direction...
North Korean authorities stepped up anti-American and anti-imperialist ideological education for youth ahead of July 27, the anniversary of the Korean War armistice, which...
North Koreans in Sinuiju who have been engaged in processing work are facing economic difficulties as Chinese processing orders have significantly decreased compared to...
North Korean market prices remain high after spiking earlier this month. With market exchange rates staying elevated, import prices are soaring. According to Daily...
North Korean authorities have intensified surveillance of workers dispatched to Russia, immediately repatriating those caught accessing foreign content. This crackdown is creating a climate...
A new investigation reveals that North Korean workers dispatched to Chinese fisheries were forced to surrender 80-90% of their wages to the state, receiving...
Foreign currency service centers installed near markets and foreign-currency shops in North Korea are being consolidated. The move appears to be driven by the...
The sericulture management agency of South Hwanghae province’s people’s committee singled out a sericulture station in Chaeryong county for criticism during its general review...
Tensions have grown between buyers and sellers in North Korea’s markets as more merchants falsify the weight of their goods. “In Hamhung’s Sapo Market...
