Story Archive
2018-10-11
Citizens hopeful for removal of sanctions, better relations with Seoul, Washington.
2018-10-04
Perks and prestige have declined for officers as nation shifts focus to economic development.
2018-09-28
The laptops are much in demand by officials and students in Pyongsong city, North Korean sources say.
2018-09-27
Authorities fear Moon Jae-in may now be favored in popularity over Kim Jong Un, sources say.
2018-09-20
A ‘special investigative team’ is deployed to jam and locate the devices during the sensitive meeting.
2018-09-19
One analyst said the Pyongyang agreements were "modest but sufficient" to move US-North Korea talks forward.
2018-09-18
Authorities tighten security in the capital as talks between Kim Jong Un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in get under way.
2018-09-12
The money was taken from cash gifts offered to North Koreans by their South Korean relatives, sources say.
2018-09-11
This year's performances highlight the 'long-term' friendship between North Korea and China.
2018-09-06
Park Jin Hyuk hacked for North Korea's government or ruling party, the U.S. Treasury Department says.
2018-09-05
Many had watched the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, in which North Korea placed poorly.
2018-08-31
Authorities profit from the trade in mushrooms meant to raise funds for Pyongyang, sources say.
2018-08-29
The move violatesUN sanctions on the export of seafood for badly needed foreign cash.
2018-08-27
Exhausted by rehearsals for a national holiday, many show anger at being forced to take part, sources say.
2018-08-21
The sanctions-hit regime is using the event to entice traders and entrepreneurs to pump money into the country.
2018-08-16
Nonconforming fashions and hairstyles are forbidden, with youth groups sent out to force compliance.
2018-08-16
Date has not been set for trial of Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong to resume.
2018-08-13
Business trips, group tours to the capital are blocked until Sept. 5, sources say.
2018-08-09
Trading firms rush to sell abandoned stocks amid speculation the jointly operated industrial park may soon reopen.
2018-08-07
Export is strictly banned under UN sanctions forcing Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program.
2018-08-01
New concerns over product safety are leading to a preference for hard-to-afford medicines made in South Korea.
2018-07-31
Defying sanctions, China has made gifts to Pyongyang of generators and exclusive hydropower rights on the Yalu River, sources say.
2018-07-26
Treatment of the badges as commodities threatens leaders' 'absolute authority,' authorities say.
2018-07-25
The Central Committee calls the weapons a ‘precious legacy’ of the country’s late leaders.
2018-07-20
Pyongyang forms a special group to carry out surprise inspections of regular units and units on the border.
2018-07-19
More than 2 million are forced to work without pay, most of them for the country's regime, a report says.
2018-07-18
Only the children of high-ranking officials or wealthier families do not have to work, one source says.
2018-07-11
Gooi Soon Seng, an attorney for Indonesian Siti Aisyah, says case against her is weak.
2018-07-09
The campaign has forced private karaoke bars to operate underground, sources say.
2018-07-06
Even those on work visas in China are told to return home to mark the anniversary or pay massive fines.
