Story Archive
2020-06-10
With birth certificates required to receive aid, children are punished for the sins of their parents.
2020-06-08
Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un, calls leaflet launchers “human scum” in recognition that puzzles some in North.
2020-06-05
Many find the work too hard, though, and shirk their jobs or find other ways to be of help.
2020-06-02
Sarcastic phrase becomes common gibe among trendy North Korean people.
2020-05-28
Government says the spread of ‘capitalist’ media is influencing high school students to commit ‘treasonous’ acts in the bedroom.
2020-05-27
In a country short of protective supplies, authorities have ordered hygiene measures but not provided resources.
2020-05-22
Wife’s brother had escaped to South Korea without his son, and asked his sister to reunite them in the South.
2020-05-22
South Korean experts notice mythification of the Kim Dynasty shifting towards the realistic.
2020-05-20
South Korea says North Korea is headed for a grain shortage this year.
2020-05-19
Desperate as sources of income dry up, some vendors have brawled with the police.
2020-05-15
The campaign is aimed at rooting out popular South Korean elements from the North’s youth culture.
2020-05-14
Other ports remain closed due to COVID-19, giving military a monopoly on sea trade.
2020-05-12
Residents do not know why the city is on lockdown, but suspect Kim Jong Un might visit soon.
2020-05-11
Residents must exchange their foreign cash at banks in exchange for North Korean won.
2020-05-08
Customs official banished to a remote area after being caught smuggling.
2020-05-07
Residents must pay in food or cash to help construction of a new hospital in the capital.
2020-05-06
Sil-li Ballistic Missile Support Facility can house all of Kim Jong Un’s ballistic missiles.
2020-05-05
Authorities are targeting illegal phones and telling security agencies to safely store weapons and ammunition.
2020-05-04
Experts say Kim’s reappearance and on gunfire exchanges at DMZ, should serve as a wake up call.
2020-05-01
Report of factory visit after three-week absence comes as rumors about Kim’s health seep into the North.
2020-04-30
Experts say that successor must likely be a descendant of the so-called 'Baekdu bloodline.'
2020-04-28
North Korean refugee and newly elected South Korean assemblyman Ji Seong-ho discusses his goals to improve human rights in North Korea.
2020-04-28
Prolonged border closure could spell ruin for businesses and traders relying on trade with China.
2020-04-21
Experts, defectors warn against speculation over thinly sourced news of Kim’s recent medical procedure.
2020-04-21
Exiles living in South Korea say the news could offer hope and inspiration for people in North Korea.
2020-04-17
Lecturers say coronavirus has spread in Pyongyang as well as South Hwanghae and North Hamgyong provinces.
2020-04-16
Two North Korean escapees also win seats in big symbolic feat.
2020-04-15
Warning follows launches of projectiles on eve of founder’s birthday.
2020-04-14
North Korean state agencies brazenly restart smuggling, despite border closure expected to last until mid-May.
2020-04-13
Military Government Guidance Department can secretly investigate the private lives of the military’s most powerful.
