Story Archive
2017-09-03
US President Trump condemns the North as a "rogue nation" endangers the US and embarrasses China.
2017-09-01
Private trade and smuggling continue, though, with some traders using boats to move their goods.
2017-08-29
The North has ignored sanctions, warnings and appeals to come to the negotiating table.
2017-08-25
The workers report losing a fifth of their monthly wages with the new currency.
2017-08-21
The isolated country routinely employs the tactic whenever sanctions are imposed.
2017-08-16
Working in collusion with police, they demand money for permission to load trucks and transport goods.
2017-08-11
The order to 'stand by' is delivered to factories and firms in one province by military helicopters, sources say.
2017-08-09
They are fishing for squid to sell abroad and in domestic markets for Chinese renminbi and US dollars.
2017-08-07
Foreign ministers of Philippines and North Korea also meet on sidelines of ASEAN Regional Forum.
2017-08-07
At meeting in Manila, Southeast Asia’s top diplomats express “grave concerns” about escalating tensions on Korean Peninsula.
2017-08-04
Some fail to return to their posts as newer staff are sent out, leaving a number of positions unfilled.
2017-08-03
American embassy asks ASEAN Regional Forum members to use meeting to highlight Pyongyang’s “unacceptable” behavior.
2017-08-02
They must watch what they say when traveling in China, North Korean officials tell them.
2017-08-02
North Korea in coming days will take part in a regional meeting hosted by Manila.
2017-07-28
Court sets Oct. 2 for trial of Indonesian and Vietnamese defendants.
2017-07-27
Security officials use the new order to pressure families to lure defectors home.
2017-07-20
All factory and firm employees must have cards by August to receive their salaries.
2017-07-19
Authorities are now selecting people only from Pyongyang who have children living in the country to reduce the number of defections.
2017-07-14
The leader referenced film taken of markets as an impetus for policy change.
2017-07-13
Some welcome the country's advance in military reach, while others voice anxiety over possible defeat in war.
2017-07-05
A technological leap by Pyongyang undermines a US bid to rein in its weapons program.
2017-07-05
Andrei Lankov says North Korea presents no good options for Washington, Seoul, Tokyo or Beijing.
2017-07-05
Many leave early for 'medical' reasons while conscripts from less influential families must serve for years, often in farming or construction.
2017-06-30
At least 140 North Koreans who worked in Sarawak state have been deported.
2017-06-28
High school and older students now irrigate crops for hours each morning before school begins.
2017-06-27
Former negotiator with North Korea says gestures to Pyongyang to 'improve the atmosphere' could cause the U.S. and its allies to lose sight of their goal.
2017-06-23
Chinese and South Koreans fed up with Pyongyang’s foreign policy are eating elsewhere.
2017-06-20
Activists say Otto Warmbier case underscores the urgency and depth of North Korea's rights problems.
2017-06-19
The high-level managers of foreign currency-generating enterprises are selling the illegal products to officers in the Korean Workers’ Party.
2017-06-16
Defense attorney expresses disappointment that CCTV video of crime was not included.
