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North Korean family faces ten years prison as neighbors suspect police setup

A North Korean family in Onsong county, North Hamgyong province, is being questioned by police after being caught watching foreign media. The community has...

Cold epidemic sweeps North Korea’s -30°C regions as poor can’t afford medicine

Temperatures in North Korea’s northern regions have plunged to -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit), and the number of people complaining of cold-like symptoms...

Samjiyon construction workers suffer frostbite in -30°C cold with inadequate winter gear

Despite the frigid temperatures in the North Korean city of Samjiyon, construction continues on a tourist resort in the area. That has resulted in...

Over 50 detained in North Korea for watching Cho Yong-pil’s KBS concert on USB drives

North Korean state security agencies have detained dozens of people for watching videos of South Korean singer Cho Yong-pil’s wildly popular “This Moment Forever”...

North Korean POWs in Ukraine beg for South Korea’s help—will Seoul answer?

The release of interviews with North Korean soldiers captured as prisoners of war on the Ukrainian battlefield is causing shockwaves. I found the testimonies...

North Korea pushes forward with massive tideland reclamation projects

Since the time of Kim Il Sung, North Korea has sought to compensate for its mountainous terrain and shortage of arable land through tideland...

North Korea’s first 2026 Cabinet order demands “results for show” ahead of Ninth Party Congress

The North Korean Cabinet’s first order of 2026 focused on “producing results” to make the Ninth Party Congress shine as a “victor’s congress,” Daily...

North Koreans buy river water from pullcarts as pipes freeze solid

Cases of water pipes freezing or exploding have occurred throughout the northern regions of North Korea amid a protracted cold spell. Locals are taking...

China cracks down on North Korean cigarette smuggling, but demand keeps growing

Chinese smugglers caught trafficking North Korean cigarettes face steep penalties and prison time as Beijing intensifies enforcement against illicit tobacco trade, but Pyongyang’s cigarette...

Height, songbun, and accordion skills: What it takes to land a North Korean restaurant job overseas

With North Korea expected to expand its overseas workforce, more young women are taking lessons in singing and musical instruments with the hope of...

North Korean youth spend $345 on power-symbol coats worn by security agents

Young North Koreans are shelling out $345 to copy a look that signals power: “gaeteol-shuba,” the dog-fur padded coats worn by soldiers, state security...

Russian goods shop in Dandong reveals North Korea-China-Russia cooperation

A shop dealing solely in Russian goods in Dandong, China—just across from the customs house in the North Korean city of Sinuiju, North Pyongan...

North Korea’s rush for party congress results leaves five “complete” hotels nonfunctional

Five hotels in the Samjiyon Tourist Resort that were personally visited by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Dec. 20–21 appear complete on...

North Korean households receive heavy yearly scrap collection quotas as new year begins

North Korean neighborhood watch unit leaders have given households their yearly quotas for various scrap materials they are supposed to collect for the government. Families...

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