Monthly Archives: March 2019
Cycle of prostitution persists unabated in North Korea
Considerable efforts by the North Korean authorities to eradicate prostitution have failed to achieve progress largely due to widespread levels of corruption throughout the...
Workers subjected to dismal conditions at North Korea’s Tanchon Power Station construction site
Amidst North Korean state efforts to construct the a hydroelectric power plant in Tanchon, South Hamgyong Province to resolve the country’s electricity issues, sources...
Mass beautification efforts underway in North Korea
As North Korea enters its national "sanitation period" in March and April, the entire nation is focused on cleaning and beautifying all corners of...
Heightened security checks expose popularity of Samsung mobile phones among former military officers in...
Heightened security checks and surveillance over the Sino-North Korea border region have revealed the popularity of Samsung mobile phones among former political officers associated...
Surveillance cameras installed to cover entire Sino-North Korean border region
The North Korean authorities have completed the installation of surveillance cameras along the entire Sino-North Korean border region in the middle of February. The...
Young North Korean group caught with BTS music faces harsh penalties
BTS is leading the craze for K-pop across the globe, but does the band have a following in North Korea too? A USB filled...
Uncooperative interviewee throws wrench in KCNA documentary production
Production on a recent North Korean documentary became complicated when Korean Central News Agency reporters failed to elicit the required comments extolling the Kim...
Kim Jong Un orders punishment for perpetrator of hospital sexual assault
An official alleged to have been a serial sexual and violent offender toward female soldiers has been reprimanded by North Korean leader Kim Jong...
News of US-DPRK summit failure spreading rapidly among North Koreans
News that the second US-North Korean summit ended in failure is rapidly spreading among North Koreans. Before the North Korean state officially announced the...
Food situation worsening in South Pyongan Province: Government officials failing to receive rations
Serious problems appear to be impacting North Korea’s food supplies in South Pyongan Province given that even members of the government - usually the...
