Monthly Archives: October 2024
Father-son defection attempt ends in arrest at Yalu River
A father and son were caught by border guards trying to cross the Yalu River into China from Uiju county, North Pyongan province. The...
Defector community in China outraged after woman fakes illness to fund S. Korea trip
A North Korean defector in Shenyang, China, has sparked outrage in the defector community after receiving financial assistance for a fabricated illness. Fellow defectors...
Chinese remittance broker faces espionage charges in North Korea
A Chinese remittance broker in North Hamgyong province has been arrested by state security agents on charges of espionage, in what some say is...
Street robberies rise as “black shadows” stalk Hamhung
Gangs of teenagers and young adults are terrorizing women in Hamhung, mugging them in alleyways and sparking community fears about escalating violence.
The gangs, dubbed...
North Korea detains Chinese fishing boat as maritime patrols intensify
A North Korean patrol boat seized a Chinese fishing vessel near Cholsan county, North Pyongan province, last month and detained its six-member crew for...
Sariwon holds constitutional lectures defining South Korea as “hostile state”
North Korean officials in Sariwon attended a lecture on a constitutional amendment officially designating South Korea as a hostile state.
According to a source in...
North Korean crab prices crash during peak season
Blue crab prices along North Korea's west coast have plunged to unprecedented lows during the peak fishing season, threatening the livelihoods of fishermen who...
Fatal affair exposes food-for-favors system in N. Korean military
A company commander of North Korea's 27th Brigade border guard unit attacked his wife and a non-commissioned officer with a knife after discovering their...
N. Korean flood victims fear missing annual kimchi season
North Korean flood victims along the Yalu River fear missing their annual kimchi-making as home reconstruction extends beyond an October deadline. Despite Kim Jong...
“How will we survive?”: No potato rations this year in major North Korean city
Ryanggang province, North Korea's largest potato-producing region, has completely halted its annual potato distribution to local residents this fall. This is expected to cause...
