Authorities in provinces along the Chinese border are levying fines up to $280 on families with hillside graves, citing damage to national image and...
Leather jackets and military-style boots are the season’s hottest sellers at North Korean markets, with young people emulating the leader’s televised wardrobe and vendors...
The Reconnaissance Information General Bureau has been auditing officials at medium and large trading companies in Shenyang and Dandong since October, questioning their contacts,...
Agencies and enterprises in South Pyongan province compete to inflate reported contributions to local nurseries and kindergartens, leaving logistics workers exhausted as they scramble...
The Socialist Patriotic Youth League has ordered immediate investigations and forced labor punishments for members skipping assigned work to pursue personal business in Wonsan’s...
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was held on Oct. 31–Nov. 1, in Gyeongju, a city in South Korea’s North Gyeongsang province. Just one...
Leather jackets and military-style boots are flying off marketplace shelves as North Koreans emulate Kim Jong Un’s televised wardrobe, with vendors celebrating rebounding sales...
A report recently emerged that the government is considering a plan to essentially scrap the establishment of the National Center for North Korean Human...
North Korea’s II Corps has ordered nutritious food for soldiers ahead of winter exercises beginning Dec. 1, but the directive has sparked complaints from...
North Korea is holding public lectures encouraging electronic payment adoption, but citizens remain hesitant due to concerns about government surveillance and policy instability. A...
North Korean trade officials operating in China are illegally selling cryptocurrency to Chinese nationals, with Pyongyang earning a fortune in foreign currency as a...
North Korea’s military is using stories of soldiers who detonated themselves in the Russia-Ukraine war as indoctrination material, telling troops “if you give your...
The number of child beggars in the North Korean border city of Hoeryong is surging, with homeless youngsters increasingly visible near train stations and...
