Story Archive
2016-08-17
Before he defected, sources say, Tae Yong Ho oversaw the monitoring of defectors.
2016-08-16
Pyongyang labels its supplements as 'restorative drinks' and 'nutritional supplements," but there are questions about what they actually are.
2016-08-12
Officials are signing up those previously exempted from compulsory military service to counter the effects of a shortage of recruits due to the country’s decreasing birth rate.
2016-08-09
South Korean company Samsung gave athletes the phones to carry during the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics.
2016-08-04
Managers supply methamphetamines to forced laborers on a showcase construction project.
2016-08-04
Invasive searches are becoming a cost of doing business with Pyongyang as the government increases border security.
2016-08-04
The going price is about U.S. $15 a month for each North Korean worker who gets a position in a Chinese business, one source says.
2016-08-01
Bullying behavior by diplomats seeking to kill unfavorable stories and promote a positive image is having little effect, sources say.
2016-07-29
Local residents say five North Koreans had gone on an armed robbery spree, and three remain at large.
2016-07-29
The practice is illegal, as beef is reserved for the country's elites and cows are needed on the farms.
2016-07-27
China's need for agricultural workers makes it profitable for North Korean laborers to make the risky crossing.
2016-07-25
Cross-border traders report confiscations of goods bearing cross-like designs.
2016-07-22
Authorities fear the movies' historical themes critical of corruption and political misrule may be taken to heart.
2016-07-20
A report by a group that exposes international organized crime finds that diplomatic involvement in the illicit activity has gone largely undetected and unreported.
2016-07-19
In a country with too little food, high-ranking officials are likely abetting the bootleg pork trade with China.
2016-07-15
Thousands are forced to work till late at night on a showcase project, with many sleeping at the work site.
2016-07-15
The reclusive country needs advanced technology from abroad because it can’t develop its own.
2016-07-14
North Korea expert Andrei Lankov says that sanctions don't work when a leader can ignore the views of his country's people.
2016-07-07
Authorities have opened the tunnel to motorists even though they have not completed construction.
2016-07-06
Kim Jong Un among 16 senior Pyongyang officials blacklisted as Washington tightens the screws on North Korea.
2016-07-06
The desire to get their children into a good university and dissatisfaction with state education are leading some to get outside schooling
2016-07-01
Mass defection of regime-run restaurant staff to South Korea spurs ideological tightening that inconveniences workers and employers
2016-06-28
Many are killed in falls or by heart attacks or endemic disease, one expert says.
2016-06-20
Installing the 'Red Star' operating system and solving information technology problems puts money in the pockets of the technologically savvy.
2016-06-16
Authorities are no longer letting residents obtain documents to travel to China to visit family members or conduct private business.
2016-06-13
The soldiers, who are told to disguise their identity, are increasingly replacing North Korean civilians sent abroad to work.
2016-06-10
The new procedure allows firms and factories to conduct transactions without relying on promissory notes.
2016-06-03
Meanwhile, security officers travel with larger vessels to monitor crews' use of communications equipment.
2016-05-27
The 'dishonorable discharge' means expulsion from the Workers Party, but at least worn out soldiers get to go home.
2016-05-26
Political prisoners and citizens of low social standing are sent to work in the mines under harsh conditions, report says.
