The Cabinet’s Ministry of State Construction Control examined four-story-plus buildings from Dec. 1–15, focusing on unstable ground in North Pyongan province’s thick mud layer,...
Frequent breakdowns of obsolete Chinese used cars are costing North Korean owners more in repairs than the vehicles’ purchase price, as exporters ship scrap-ready...
Several trials have been held in Pyongsong’s party committee square over the past two months, with authorities targeting contraband sales, unauthorized distribution and foreign...
North Koreans are bribing officials to remove their names from “voluntary” winter expeditions to Mount Paektu, complaining that the trips force them to spend...
North Korea has issued an order requiring all private businesses operating in state-rented building space to be incorporated into the national commercial network by...
Socialist Patriotic Youth League (SPYL)’s Hyesan branch demands young people engaged in aekbeori work report to assigned workplaces, threatening collective work brigade assignments, but...
Chinese companies have resumed contract manufacturing with North Korean firms after agreeing to higher rates, with trade rebounding to $69,000 monthly as consulate vans...
The 5 MWe nuclear reactor and surrounding buildings at the fissile material production facility at North Korea’s Yongbyon complex in North Pyongan province were...
Contract manufacturing for false eyelashes, wigs and costume beards rebounds as Chinese companies abandon Southeast Asian alternatives due to high shipping costs and poor...
Electronic study aids priced at $97–$138 become student “necessities” in Hamhung as parents see them as cheaper alternatives to private tutors costing up to...
North Korean winter apparel imports have expanded beyond basics to include $690 mink coats, silk-wool blend suits and fashion-forward women’s skirts, with traders using...
Con artists in Hyesan are promising to find defectors and secure prison camp releases, leaving families homeless after they sell houses to raise funds...
