Story Archive
2016-12-21
The 'defector rapper' Kang Chun-hyok discusses his music, art and why rap is a metaphor for life in North Korea.
2016-12-15
Kim's directive is sent to local party leaders, but may also be aimed at corruption in the military.
2016-12-09
With high oil prices, North Koreans have again turned to the cheap but dirty fuel to power trucks.
2016-12-07
Residents of the Rason Special Economic Zone (SEZ) are making a killing on hemp, a week strain of cannabis popular among some Chinese tourists.
2016-12-02
Hundreds more were injured in the accident blamed on poor maintenance of rail lines.
2016-11-30
Increased competition leads to pirate raids by military fishing boats and large civilian craft, sources say.
2016-11-23
They are taking advantage of a growing demand for private home purchases, though the transactions are forbidden.
2016-11-18
Players and coaches can earn much more than ordinary laborers sent abroad to work, sources say.
2016-11-16
Resentment of Kim's rule prompts insults spoken widely in private, sources say.
2016-11-15
Pyongyang pushes the people to collect the aluminum foil wrappers from cigarette packs as it seeks reflective camouflage.
2016-11-09
Pyongyang makes vendors pay more, but gives them a day off to spend pursuing their ideological education.
2016-11-01
The trips are officially a thank you for help with the floods, but many see the largesse as a propaganda tool.
2016-10-27
Corruption in the police force and the courts is undermining public confidence in justice, sources say.
2016-10-24
Buyers ignore offerings from the reclusive, sanctions-hit state in favor of products made in rival South Korea.
2016-10-20
Traders in China are facing new restrictions after Thae Yong-ho leaves the country for South Korea.
2016-10-11
Production in northern provinces exceeds goals, but the state takes it all.
2016-09-30
Andrei Lankov sees limits to Beijing's willingness to pressure its ally Pyongyang, despite Chinese opposition to nuclear proliferation.
2016-09-26
The move is aimed at bringing more foreign investment into the country's sanctions-hit economy.
2016-09-26
State security agents hunt defectors, illegal cellphones, and banned media in areas damaged by Typhoon Lionrock.
2016-09-21
Some in the country's agriculture business wonder how Pyongyang can advance its nuclear program, but can't prevent a flood.
2016-09-16
Restricted movements and tightened inspections aim at reducing troops' involvement in smuggling and illegal border crossings.
2016-09-14
The country explodes another nuclear device, then seeks aid for a natural disaster.
2016-09-13
Show of U.S. support for ally Seoul comes as Washington dispatches top envoy on North Korean affairs.
2016-09-09
Foreign affairs experts say the rogue nation will likely continue its nuclear buildup, however.
2016-09-09
Heavy rains have destroyed bridges and roads and left farmland in the country's northern provinces under water.
2016-09-09
The blast—the second carried out this year—is estimated to be North Korea's most powerful yet.
2016-09-02
Even common phrases, spoken ironically, are seen as implying criticism of the regime.
2016-09-01
The group will support special rapporteur Tomas Quintana in finding options for accountability for rights abuses in the DPRK.
2016-08-30
Satellite images show enlarged re-education camp No. 12, probably to take in women repatriated from China.
2016-08-29
The soldiers selected for the squads are participating in simulated training exercises with dummy bombs.
