Monthly Archives: June 2019
Soldier in Sino-North Korean border area briefly deserts post before Xi visit
A week before Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea, a North Korean soldier guarding an area near Kimjongsuk County in Ryanggang Province...
Two Pyongyang-based university students wanted by authorities
The North Korean authorities unveiled wanted posters for two “missing persons” from a well-known Pyongyang university during a meeting of neighborhood watch leaders held...
North Korea cracks down on the manufacture of counterfeit products
North Korea's police force has recently announced plans to ratchet up crackdowns on the manufacture and smuggling of counterfeit products, according to North Korean...
Neighborhood watch directors refuse to mobilization orders to Samjiyon construction site
North Korea's neighborhood watch directors are rejecting mobilization orders calling them to work on a banner construction project in Ryanggang Province, according to regional...
North Korea Market Prices Update: June 25, 2019
All prices shown in KPW and current as of June 25, 2019. Data: Daily NK
Is a restart to substantive US-DPRK talks on the horizon?
There are indications that the US and North Korea are moving to restart negotiations after many months of stalemate following their bilateral summit in...
North Hamgyong Province man goes to prison for attempted murder
A man in his 40s was sentenced to 10 years in prison early this year for attempting to murder a 19 year-old woman with...
UMG releases 200-person survey on North Korea’s shifting media landscape
Since gaining power in 2012, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has strengthened the country's crackdowns on “foreign information.” Recently, however, the Unification Media...
North Korea seeks self-sufficiency through technological development
Following the failure of the US-North Korea summit in Hanoi, the regime is adhering to a strategy of “enduring.” The organizers of a people’s...
North Koreans on Sino-North Korean border share views on Xi visit
North Koreans all over the country are sharing their opinions about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea as state TV and...
