North Korea’s Cabinet has reviewed economic progress during the five years of the Eighth Party Congress and announced tasks for the remainder of the...
The education bureau in Pyongsong, South Pyongan province, is forcing all high school seniors to take university entrance exams regardless of their post-graduation plans....
North Korea has ordered the transformation of Samjiyon into a world-class winter tourism destination, despite lacking the funds and resources needed for such an...
North Korea’s economy is experiencing a period of acute instability, characterized by rising consumer prices, currency depreciation, and increasing policy uncertainty. Inflation in particular...
North Korea is promoting a nursery support program, with local organizations and officials eagerly participating because program success factors into their own performance reviews....
North Korean authorities are cracking down on corruption in workplace assignments for technical high school graduates, aiming to prevent wealthy and powerful families from...
North Korean authorities have dramatically intensified surveillance of the population following Kim Jong Un’s visit to China and the regime’s founding anniversary on Sept....
Chinese police investigating online criticism of a military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of “Victory Day” are targeting North Korean female defectors—who are illegal...
The number of inmates in North Korea’s political prison camps has increased slightly as authorities apply the “Reactionary Thought and Culture Rejection Law” and...
