Story Archive
2019-07-19
Parents are looking to borrow money for bribes to bail out their children.
2019-07-18
Lectures aimed at discouraging defections target women living close to the border with the South.
2019-07-16
Ordinary citizens resentful that elites can spend thousands of dollars on luxury items in a single day.
2019-07-12
Charges against businessman Mun Chol Myong include conspiracy and money laundering in violation of UN sanctions, reports say.
2019-07-12
Sources say the authorities want to limit the spread of information in the markets by keeping them open for shorter periods of time.
2019-07-11
Residents were renting out their government housing to use as brothels.
2019-07-09
Corpses of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il’s are preserved and on full display at a yearly cost of $400,000.
2019-07-03
Citizens say the ‘Highest Dignity’ seemed too eager to meet with Trump, question Kim’s diplomatic abilities.
2019-07-01
Working-level meetings must be the next priority in negotiations over North Korea’s denuclearization, experts say.
2019-06-28
New rules designed to eliminate defections limit access to sea for fishermen in Chongjin.
2019-06-25
Mun Chol Myong potentially faces a money laundering charge and a U.N. Security Council sanction.
2019-06-25
Authorities investigate to expose rebellious elements among the rare group of no-shows.
2019-06-21
Xi and Kim likely discussed the nuclear issue in depth before Xi’s meeting with Trump scheduled for next week.
2019-06-19
Sources say that in the camps, rights abuses and death are common occurrences.
2019-06-17
As workers who left the Russian Far East city on visa runs have not returned, residents wonder why sailors are there
2019-06-13
Travelers from North Korea must now find other means of watching South Korean TV in China.
2019-06-12
A shot of boiling water to the larynx renders Pyongyang's balcony-raised chickens mute for life.
2019-06-07
Price of pork remains stable as sources believe pork is being smuggled in.
2019-06-05
Food shortages loom and the regime begs the UN for food while refusing smaller donations.
2019-06-03
Panels with patriotic slogans are being installed to motivate the public while drawing attention away from sanctions.
2019-05-31
Merchants and traders try to import “U.N. medicine” from China.
2019-05-30
Train passengers going to or from drug hub city of Hamhung must be prepared for excessive inspections.
2019-05-28
New UN report shows that North Korea’s market economy is designed for officials to extort the people.
2019-05-28
North Korean agents in China to catch defectors allegedly smuggled drugs when they entered the country.
2019-05-23
Companies continue to use South Korean machinery to make products to be smuggled to China and other countries.
2019-05-21
North Korean regime cracks down on women learning Chinese, accusing them of preparing to defect.
2019-05-17
Controversial religion spreads to the capital city through trade workers.
2019-05-15
NGO says Beijing is legally obligated to help the seven because they could be tortured upon return.
2019-05-14
North Korean migrants driven to suicide by harsh conditions and inability to save money.
2019-05-10
Prices usually spike prior to the barley harvest, but this year only slightly increase.
