Story Archive
2019-05-09
Fellow inmates have likened the killer of an abusive guard to an admired anti-Japan independence fighter.
2019-05-08
With the economy hard hit by sanctions, more North Koreans are taking out high-interest loans.
2019-05-07
Experts warn U.S. not to give concessions to Pyongyang or match its provocative moves.
2019-05-06
Hungry kids drop out of school to peddle charcoal at dawn.
2019-05-03
Doan Thi Huong is freed nearly two months after her Indonesian co-defendant was released from Malaysian custody.
2019-05-02
Hospitals for political elites take bribes from commoners for better care.
2019-04-30
Defectors’ family members and famous defector Thae Yong-ho present at rally.
2019-04-29
Defector group arrested last week near Shenyang includes nine-year-old girl.
2019-04-26
Residents resentful that loans aren’t made to companies that would improve their lives.
2019-04-25
Putin says North Korea needs security guarantees from the U.S., hints at six-party talk revival.
2019-04-25
Respondents report increases in employment, wages and job security compared to 2017.
2019-04-22
Preschools meant to prevent mothers from ‘using their kids as an excuse’ not to work.
2019-04-19
Forced to give monthly ‘offerings’ to the regime and unable to save any money, the Vladivostok worker jumped to his death.
2019-04-18
Weapons test allows Kim Jong Un to nudge the US without actually testing prohibited weapons
2019-04-18
Regime attempts to raise leader to the same status as Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
2019-04-16
UN sanctions on Pyongyang’s nuclear program make legitimate imports illegal.
2019-04-15
As seeds aren’t subject to sanctions, secrecy raises questions and complicates the task.
2019-04-11
Seoul, Washington differ on level of economic sanctions to keep on Pyongyang.
2019-04-10
Some observers see a resumption of public executions, but it is unclear to what degree they were halted.
2019-04-10
Authorities ban deep sea fishing on small wooden boats east of the Korean peninsula.
2019-04-08
Goods made more valuable by sanctions spell big money for cross-border operations.
2019-04-04
Campaign aimed at eliminating dissent over regime’s failures.
2019-04-03
The ship is accused of twice transferring diesel fuel to North Korean vessels at sea in defiance of UN sanctions.
2019-04-01
Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong is likely to be freed next month, her lawyer says.
2019-03-29
Numbers plummeted after sanctions, but recover as workers find ways to evade controls.
2019-03-26
Residents given opportunity to buy their homes from the state in local experiment.
2019-03-25
Regime threatens to punish businessmen with hidden accounts as if they are defectors.
2019-03-22
Move seen as sign of displeasure at U.S. sanctions, some of which U.S. President Trump says he'll reverse.
2019-03-22
Sudden crackdown on smuggling surprises residents and small-time smugglers.
2019-03-21
Current workers must return home by June, but new workers are still being sent.
