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North Korean banks ordered to round up idle currency amid economic struggles

North Korean authorities have ordered commercial banks to intensify efforts to collect idle local and foreign currency from the public. The directive, issued by...

N. Korea’s South Pyongan leads push to combat falling birth rate

North Korea’s South Pyongan province is spearheading efforts to boost the country’s declining birth rate by prioritizing state benefits for families with multiple children.  The...

Different beds, different dreams: Analyzing Trump and Kim’s political romance 2.0

“Trump’s back!” As the world watches, Trump’s victory in the 47th U.S. presidential election marks his dramatic return to the White House. Given his...

N. Korea touts modernized poultry farms as symbol of Kim’s leadership

North Korea’s Kwangchon Chicken Farm, praised in state propaganda as a beacon of food security, is instead underscoring the disparity between governmental pledges and...

N. Korea’s security ministry targets officials in China-linked businesses

North Korea’s Ministry of State Security ordered its branches in North Pyongan province and other China-North Korea border areas to conduct thorough investigations of...

N. Korea’s anti-socialist watchdog faces internal probe over currency control failures

North Korea’s Unified Command 82, tasked with policing anti-socialist behavior, has launched an internal investigation into its own currency stabilization efforts. On Oct. 20,...

“Divorced from reality”: North Koreans reject state’s rural housing claims

North Koreans are scoffing at government claims that tout rural housing projects as ushering in a “new era” for countryside development, particularly as officials...

Criticism of Kim’s sister leads to arrests, disappearances in Haeju

Two Haeju residents were recently detained by the Ministry of State Security for allegedly making critical comments in private conversation about Kim Yo Jong’s...

N. Korea launches factory inspections to enforce localization laws

North Korean authorities are inspecting factories and enterprises in North Hamgyong province to verify compliance with localization laws for supplies, equipment, and raw materials....

Investigation: North Korea extends three repressive laws to workers abroad

North Korea is strictly enforcing three recently enacted laws on its citizens working abroad: the Reactionary Ideology and Culture Exclusion Act, the Youth Education...

Pyongyang mobilizes electronic warfare units along borders after drone claims

North Korea’s military and security agencies launched joint electronic warfare exercises following allegations of South Korean drone infiltration over Pyongyang. The drills, which began...

Pyongyang orders tech upgrade to combat illegal fishing in Kangwon

North Korea’s cabinet has directed fishing companies in Kangwon province to implement advanced technology for monitoring illegal fishing and developing aquaculture. The Oct. 22...

North Korean miners defy order for mutual criticism sessions

Workers at North Korea’s Hyesan Youth Copper Mine have pushed back against orders to intensify mandatory criticism sessions, according to a source in Ryanggang...

News of North Korean military’s Russia deployment spreads from border to interior

Parents of North Korean soldiers are growing increasingly anxious over reports of troop deployments to Russia, with many unsure whether their children in the...

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