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North Korea orders factory workers to watch loyalty film, report on colleagues

Workers at the Rakwon Machine Complex, one of North Korea’s flagship heavy equipment manufacturers, have been ordered to watch a state-produced film about rooting...

North Korean women hauling sand daily as Musan county construction depletes materials

Women’s union members in North Korea’s Musan county are being mobilized daily to haul sand from the Tumen River and nearby mine sites to...

Officers’ families in South Hwanghae squeezed by corn levy linked to party congress

Families of North Korean military officers stationed in South Hwanghae province have been ordered to donate corn by March 30 as part of a...

Kim Yo Jong loses State Affairs Commission seat as Kim Jong Un reshapes North Korea’s 15th-term leadership

The first session of the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly convened in Pyongyang on March 22, bringing with it a sweeping reorganization of the State...

North Korean military fish farm run as private feeding trough for officers, worker complaint reveals

A military seafood production unit in North Hamgyong province is under investigation after a worker filed a formal complaint alleging that base commanders have...

North Korean remittance brokers shut down for SPA election

North Korean remittance brokers suspended operations in border cities ahead of the March 15 Supreme People’s Assembly election, shifting instead to public participation in...

Ninth Party Congress purge signals sweeping overhaul of provincial party officials

The sweeping personnel overhaul launched at the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) is now pushing into the provinces. The North...

North Korea tourism hopes rise as Beijing-Pyongyang train resumes

North Korea-China passenger train service resumed last week for the first time in more than six years, raising hopes among Chinese travel operators of...

Smuggling resumes at Hyesan as North Korea-China trade signals point to broader thaw

State-sanctioned smuggling along the border in Hyesan, Ryanggang province has resumed after a roughly three-month suspension, bringing relief to traders whose goods had been...

North Koreans unimpressed by missile tests as prices soar

North Koreans expressed frustration this week over a series of missile test launches carried out amid soaring food prices, with many people saying the...

Satellite analysis: North Korea’s 5,000-ton destroyer fleet in construction but short on combat readiness

North Korea began building and publicly unveiling its 5,000-ton destroyers starting in 2025. Recent satellite imagery suggests the vessels are not yet fully operational...

North Korea’s beauty boom: Slim figures and wrinkle-free skin

Well-off North Korean women are taking a greater interest in their physical appearance. There are generational differences in this beauty trend, with young women...

North Korea’s electricity shortage threatens five-year plan targets

North Korean companies have struggled to maintain production since the start of the year due to a severe electricity shortage that officials say is...

In North Korea’s Hyesan, men’s new income is tearing families apart

North Korean women in Hyesan who used their market savings to buy vehicles for their husbands are now divorcing them after the men spent...

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