Monthly Archives: December 2021
One N. Korean cadre’s view of the 10th anniversary memorial for Kim Jong Il
North Korea held a large event to mark the 10th anniversary of the passing of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Dec....
Hyesan copper mine suspends rations to workers amid North Korea’s wider economic troubles
North Korea’s economic troubles, made worse by international sanctions and COVID-19, are having a major impact on Hyesan Youth Copper Mine in Yanggang Province,...
North Hamgyong Province party committee convenes year-end meeting to review construction targets
The North Hamgyong Province branch of North Korea’s ruling party recently convened a year-end meeting that reviewed how well work units have fulfilled the...
North Korea cracks down on people making illicit profits by undervaluing money vouchers
North Korea is cracking down hard on people who refuse to accept money vouchers - donpyo - or who make illicit profits by undervaluing...
Reading North Korea through trash washed up in South Korea
A recently published book is drawing attention for analyzing conditions in North Korea by examining North Korean trash that washed up on South Korea’s...
North Korea’s progress on border wall slows with the onset of winter
With cold weather hindering progress in the construction of a concrete wall along the Sino-North Korean border, North Korean authorities are reportedly hanging empty...
Soon-to-graduate N. Korean university students rush to secure employment certificates
With North Korean authorities recently ordering that more than 80% of the university students set to graduate next February be dispatched to “Three Revolution...
Report: “Kim Jong Un strategically moves killing sites away from international scrutiny”
December 17, 2021 marks ten years of Kim Jong-un rule. The Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) analyses satellite imagery and interviews with North...
North Korea continues to practice “politics of fear” as Kim Jong Un marks 10th...
North Korean authorities continue to practice “politics of fear” even as Kim Jong Un marks the 10th year of his rule. In particular, authorities...
Yanggang Province security agency ordered to “root out every last user of Chinese mobile...
North Korean security authorities are charging anyone caught using the Chinese messaging app WeChat in the Sino-Korean border region as spies, regardless of why...