North Korea is heavily promoting the achievements of its local industrial factory construction under the “Regional Development 20×10 Policy,” but in reality, these factories...
North Korean authorities have gathered Pyongyang’s trade officials to pressure them into raising state quotas for the second half of the year. This was...
One of the linguistic shocks faced by North Korean defectors upon their arrival in South Korea involves the relationship between the words nakji and...
A public struggle session was held earlier this month in Mundok county, South Pyongan province, targeting a person caught with South Korean video material....
Struggling market vendors in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, have begun deliberately avoiding their stalls during fee collection times as poor sales make it difficult...
North Korean markets are experiencing severe price inflation as the U.S. dollar continues strengthening against the local currency, creating economic hardship across the country....
Officials at a uranium refinery in Pyongsan, North Hwanghae province, were recently replaced after the international community raised concerns about environmental damage following satellite...
North Korean authorities have issued an internal directive targeting widespread illegal real estate transactions after discovering rampant home sales across the country. A source...
North Korea is distributing leaflets urging citizens to report explosive devices. While this is presented as a public safety campaign, the actual goal appears...
Hydroelectric power stations built along tributaries of the Yalu River suffered varying degrees of harm during last summer’s record floods, with some facilities being...
A striking generational shift is emerging in North Korea as young people develop dramatically different views on marriage and relationships compared to their parents....
State security agents in North Korea’s border region are ramping up efforts to catch Chinese mobile phone users ahead of their upcoming quarterly performance...
North Korean authorities are taking an unprecedented approach to strengthening social surveillance by assembling grassroots organization leaders for detailed briefings on the country’s “Law...
