Story Archive
2017-06-14
Police Inspector-General would not confirm Japanese newspaper report that amount was $120,000.
2017-06-14
Leader Kim Jong Un wants to ‘root out Chinese-manufactured cell phone users’ who have connections to the country’s mortal enemy South Korea.
2017-06-09
They shirk regulations and abuse their power to acquire the stands, which generate healthy profits.
2017-06-08
Officials get the lion’s share of the payment, after covering operating costs.
2017-06-07
Authorities apprehend and beat Kim Seung-mo from Yanggang province upon his return from visiting relatives across the border.
2017-06-02
They are paying doctors for fake medical diagnoses that exempt them from performing required labor in the fields.
2017-06-01
They are intentionally infecting mobile phones, computers, and cameras with malware to attack networks and major organizations worldwide.
2017-05-31
Individuals and businesses that generate foreign currency are selling what they stockpile at high profit margins.
2017-05-30
No date given yet for trial of Indonesian, Vietnamese women in custody in Malaysia.
2017-05-26
But authorities fail to curb North Koreans' growing use of cell phones to keep in touch with relatives in the South.
2017-05-19
Malaysian official had expressed concern over possibility of poisoning of players by sabotage, if match played in Pyongyang.
2017-05-19
Rights groups say heavier penalties means fewer guards offering to help flee the country.
2017-05-18
Kim Jong Un’s government rewards them with more food and better housing.
2017-05-12
Malaysia will play North Korea in Pyongyang on June 8, Asian Football Confederation announces.
2017-05-09
Liberal advocate of dialogue with North Korea may have trouble turning back clock to 'Sunshine Policy' days.
2017-05-08
Sources say the move could come as early as May and would seriously affect the North’s economy.
2017-05-04
Chinese firms supply needed fertilizer and seed in return for crops that can be sold for high profits in the fall.
2017-04-28
The younger generation regularly mocks the Kim regime and its politics.
2017-04-25
Offered bribes are no longer a steady source of supplemental income.
2017-04-24
The lecturer is the third American held by Pyongyang amid rising tensions with Washington.
2017-04-21
Seven members of three families take guards' guns, throw magazines in Tumen River before fleeing on April 15.
2017-04-13
Defense attorneys accuse police of holding back vital evidence after letting North Korean suspects go home.
2017-04-11
The move follows other measures taken to show Beijng's anger over a security move targeting North Korea's weapons program.
2017-04-10
Sources say customs officials are hunting for illicit cash smuggled in North Korean trucks.
2017-04-07
They are heard saying that money spent on weapons tests would be better used for civilian needs.
2017-04-05
Authorities believe the gadgets will prevent guards from crossing the border to commit crimes, sleeping on the job, and assisting defectors.
2017-04-04
Citizens’ lives were on the line in dispute around Kim Jong Nam’s murder, they say.
2017-04-03
Censorship and steep fees deter them, despite the impact on their business.
2017-03-31
Khalid Abu Bakar says he is “satisfied” with statements given by three men to police before they left the country.
2017-03-30
They have taken over some of the powers of the state security agency as it deals with fallout from the ouster of a top official.
