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Street robberies rise as “black shadows” stalk Hamhung

Gangs of teenagers and young adults are terrorizing women in Hamhung, mugging them in alleyways and sparking community fears about escalating violence. The gangs, dubbed...

North Korea detains Chinese fishing boat as maritime patrols intensify

A North Korean patrol boat seized a Chinese fishing vessel near Cholsan county, North Pyongan province, last month and detained its six-member crew for...

Sariwon holds constitutional lectures defining South Korea as “hostile state”

North Korean officials in Sariwon attended a lecture on a constitutional amendment officially designating South Korea as a hostile state.  According to a source in...

North Korean crab prices crash during peak season

Blue crab prices along North Korea’s west coast have plunged to unprecedented lows during the peak fishing season, threatening the livelihoods of fishermen who...

Fatal affair exposes food-for-favors system in N. Korean military

A company commander of North Korea’s 27th Brigade border guard unit attacked his wife and a non-commissioned officer with a knife after discovering their...

N. Korean flood victims fear missing annual kimchi season

North Korean flood victims along the Yalu River fear missing their annual kimchi-making as home reconstruction extends beyond an October deadline. Despite Kim Jong...

“How will we survive?”: No potato rations this year in major North Korean city

Ryanggang province, North Korea’s largest potato-producing region, has completely halted its annual potato distribution to local residents this fall. This is expected to cause...

N. Korean party members quietly turn to private business while on official leave

Party members in North Korea are increasingly taking official leave from their duties to secretly engage in private commerce and money-making activities in cities...

N. Korea orders border fortification after cutting rail links to S. Korea

North Korea ordered its military units to fortify its border with South Korea after announcing on Oct. 17 that it had cut rail links...

Triple tragedy strikes North Korean doctor after home purchase

A radiologist in his 30s at the Munitions Factory No. 26 Clinic in Kanggye, Jagang province, recently lost his home, his fortune and his...

Hidden TB case leads to tragedy in N. Korean military unit

A North Korean soldier took his own life after receiving a medical discharge order for tuberculosis (TB) he had hidden from his military unit...

China deports 120 North Korean workers, straining ties with Pyongyang

Some 120 North Korean workers from a garment factory in Dandong, China, were repatriated to North Korea on Sept. 30. The unexpected deportation by...

Surprise parachute drills disrupt life in Sinuiju

The Sinuiju Aviation Club has unexpectedly moved up its annual parachute drills by ten days, sparking speculation among locals that it is linked to...

N. Korea’s Decree 1013: Kim’s green light for tougher punishments of repeat offenders

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has approved Decree 1013, a new directive that imposes harsher penalties on repeat offenders, following a proposal from...

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