Monthly Archives: June 2019
North Korea’s salt production industry facing difficulties
Shoddy construction at the saltworks in South Pyongan Province, one of North Korea's largest, has meant that the facility has been undergoing continuous repairs...
What is the extent of North Korea’s food shortage crisis?
International focus has turned to North Korea’s ongoing food crisis. The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently published...
North Korean mother and daughter in abject poverty go missing
A mother and daughter reportedly went missing while picking plants in the mountains in Onsong County in mid-April. They may have been arrested by...
Tourists now required to pay upfront for North Korea’s mass games
The North Korean authorities have told Chinese travel agencies that tourists must first purchase tickets to attend group performances in the country before they...
Eight additional North Korean defectors arrested by Chinese authorities
Eight defectors were arrested by Chinese police in late May, according to Voice of America.
Voice of America (VOA) reported on May 30 that four...
