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Foreign language files land three North Korean youth league officials in custody

North Korean authorities have arrested three youth league officials in Pyongyang over unauthorized foreign materials on their computers. The case opens a new front...

Pyongsong orders young singles to resettle in North Korean farm villages

North Korean authorities in Pyongsong have ordered workplaces to pick unmarried young people under 30 for permanent rural placement in 2026. The forced rural...

Rural housing delays leave North Korean families in storerooms for two years

Two years after their homes were torn down for a new rural housing project, some families in North Korea’s Jagang province are still living...

North Korea expands medical insurance as new hospitals rise in cities and counties

North Korea is building model hospitals and pharmacies across the country while widening a new medical insurance program meant to ease the cost of...

North Koreans shun paid Rodong Sinmun app but still pay for the paper edition

North Korea’s flagship newspaper can now be read through a paid Rodong Sinmun app on smartphones in 2026. According to a source in South...

Yuan loses ground against dollar as North Korean market prices keep falling

Market prices in North Korea fell for a fourth consecutive week in late September 2026, as a fresh corn harvest and easing exchange rates...

North Korean soldiers cut winter firewood for their units and their officers’ homes

North Korean soldiers from the 10th Corps in Ryanggang province are heading into the mountains to cut firewood for the 2026 winter. Much of...

Samjiyon lecture cites purged officer’s case in foreign culture crackdown

Party officials in the North Korean city of Samjiyon held up the corruption case of Pak Hui Chol, a purged senior military political officer,...

Satellite imagery shows Sinuiju greenhouse farm far larger than North Korea claims

This author’s analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery shows that North Korea’s Sinuiju greenhouse farm, completed in February 2026, covers at least 800 hectares, far...

Women’s union crackdown targets home tailoring workshop in Hyesan

A women’s union crackdown in the North Korean border city of Hyesan has targeted a home-based tailoring workshop this September, with officials publicly criticizing...

North Koreans race into the hills at dawn as the acorn harvest pays off

North Koreans in mountainous parts of South Pyongan province are heading into the hills before dawn this autumn to gather acorns, and the 2026...

Satellite data shows North Korea’s 2026 crop conditions on par with last year

Satellite analysis of North Korea’s crop conditions in August 2026 shows farmland across the country growing at almost exactly the same pace as last...

South Hwanghae grain store managers escape punishment after hiking rice prices

Managers of state-run grain stores in North Korea’s South Hwanghae province pushed rice prices well above market rates in September 2026. Provincial authorities summoned...

Poor road conditions leave North Korean drivers paying for constant tire repairs

Poor road conditions across North Korea’s North Hamgyong province are driving up tire costs for drivers in 2026. Cracked asphalt, deep potholes and long...

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